Leo Varadkar has revealed that hairdressers and barbers won't reopen until July at the earliest.
An Taoiseach has updated the public on the roadmap for reopening the country, announcing that measures will be eased on a phased basis set to begin on May 18th. While Leo Varadkar delivered the news that many were already expecting - extending the current lockdown by a further two weeks - many were not expecting the news that barbers and hairdressers won't reopen until July.
The fourth of five phases, barbers and hairdressers are considered to be higher-risk services and so will continue to remain closed until the latter end of July. Most have been trying to take the news in their stride, but there are quite a few people who have been rattled by the news - taking to Twitter to lament.
https://twitter.com/GerHerbert1/status/1256315756674834432
https://twitter.com/glennpolley/status/1256324812324040704
https://twitter.com/Kiks31/status/1256295865221820416
https://twitter.com/LavelleIreland/status/1256299410365001728
https://twitter.com/darrenjl/status/1256294436721565697
https://twitter.com/Anonymous_Riter/status/1256298490193424391
https://twitter.com/bridstenson/status/1256293182624669697
Fintan Marron hit the nail on the head with his tweet, predicting that Irish people will look as though they have Hairy Hands Syndrome by the end of this.
https://twitter.com/FintanMusicIRL/status/1256286791650467843
Oh, the horrors.
Pubs, bars, nightclubs, theatres, cinemas and casinos, on the other hand, have all been included in the fifth and final phase of An Taoiseach's roadmap for reopening the country.
However, while August has been named as a possible timeframe for opening, the Government has reminded the public that the country will only move on to the next phase once it is considered safe to do so.
In other words, nothing is set in stone.
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