Cork footballer Brian Hurley has urged people to respect government guidelines after his mother reported a 'big increase' in holiday-makers arriving in West Cork.
The Rebels star, 28, took to social media when his mother raised concerns about the number of 'different faces' visiting the shop where she works.
Hurley explained that she has been working to deliver food to the elderly and asked people to sacrifice a trip to their holiday homes on Easter weekend to protect the most vulnerable.
Castlehaven clubman Hurley went on to warn of the 'danger of such selfishness' at a time when the instruction is to stay at home amid the coronavirus pandemic.
"There have been a few different regs (car registrations) in west Cork over the last few days and it's just not the right time," he told RTE's Game On.
"My mother in the shop, she sees different faces coming in each day and there are a lot of vulnerable people and they're just very worried and nearly afraid to come into the shop.
"People need to use their heads a bit more, listen to the advice and stay in their own homes.
"Everyone wants to get back to normality and their normal lives. But I think until we start doing what the professionals are telling us, that won't happen.
"I know it's probably harder with kids and what not to get out of the city and to chill out when you have a big back garden in west Cork or wherever it is.
"But as I said, the professionals are saying not to do it and they're the ones who know best."
