‘Dubai Two’ lose challenge aimed at halting prosecutions over refusal to quarantine at hotel during Covid

Kirstie McGrath (left) and Niamh Mulreany at Tallaght District Court in 2021. Photo: Fergal Phillips

Shane Phelan

Two women being prosecuted for refusing to quarantine after returning from a cosmetic surgery trip to the United Arab Emirates during the Covid-19 pandemic have lost a constitutional challenge to the temporary lockdown measure.