A Leitrim group is calling for the ban on public masses to be lifted immediately.
The Leitrim for Life group also says it is asking all local TD's and councillors to state publicly what they intend to do to make this happen.
A statement issued by the group today says that if politicians continue to do nothing about masses they are showing contempt for the many people who are affected.
Bernie O' Hara from Leitrim for Life says that with shops and takeaways already open it's very hard to understand why people can't gather at a safe distance to hear mass in a church...