According to the data on Irish attitude's towards the reintroduction of restrictions, 1 in 7 disagreed with them.

However, the majority of the population accepted these changes and even wanted it to happen when the caseload increased dramatically.

Peter Murtagh, journalist and Pete Lunn, Head of ESRI behavioural research unit joined the Last Word to discuss.

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