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Gardaí say a further 15 pubs found to be in potential breach of Covid-19 restrictions

Gardaí also conducted 500 checkpoints in and around Dublin last weekend as part of Operation Fanacht.

A FURTHER 15 pubs have been found to have potentially breached the Covid-19 restrictions in the last week, bringing the total so far to 232. 

Between 7pm on Friday evening and midnight on Sunday, gardaí conducted thousands of checks on licenced premises around the country as part of Operation Navigation. 

At the same time, Operation Fanacht was also conducted as part of the new restrictions that came into effect for Dublin – which encourage people in the capital not to leave the county except for essential reasons.

Over 500 checkpoints were conducted in Dublin and surrounding counties under Operation Fanacht last weekend. 

Gardaí said that to date, the vast majority of licenced premises operating have been found to be in compliance with regulations and licensing laws. 

Pubs that are permitted to re-open must do so while adhering to a number of guidelines.

In the case of Dublin, so-called wet pubs are not permitted to open and customers must have a substantial meal of at least €9. And, while the county is under Level 3 restrictions, all dining must take place outdoors with a maximum of 15 people on the premises.

For the rest of the country, wet pubs are now permitted to open again which removes the requirement for a substantial meal in these venues.

Deputy commissioner of policing and security John Twomey said: “There continues to be a very high level of compliance among licenced premises. This is welcome. However, some licensed premises are risking the health of their employees, customers and local communities.

“We are at a critical point in tackling the spread of Covid-19 and everyone must take personal responsibility to avoid situations that are a risk to themselves, their family and their friends.”

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    Mute Toon Army
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    Sep 23rd 2020, 8:20 PM

    Nearing winter conditions, you have to spend 9euro on a meal, sit outside, but only within a restricted time frame. And guards being sent around to threaten closures and check everyone is having no fun. Magic.

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    Sep 23rd 2020, 8:26 PM

    @Toon Army: Probably still preferable to people dying but you may have a point some people might see it as a tough choice.

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    Sep 23rd 2020, 8:36 PM

    @Diarmuid Hunt: here’s a tough choice, I can’t visit my nan in a home but ye can get pissed. Where’s the logic in that

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    Mute Seán O'Sullivan
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    Sep 23rd 2020, 9:00 PM

    @Macca Attack: he’s not a high risk of death if he contracts

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    Sep 23rd 2020, 9:08 PM

    @Seán O’Sullivan: you’d think people would have copped that by now.

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    Sep 23rd 2020, 9:09 PM

    @Macca Attack: I think you misread my tone, easily done on here and I’m sorry for the confusion. I was pointing out the fact that he hadn’t mentioned death once while giving out about trivial things.

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    Sep 23rd 2020, 9:33 PM

    @Diarmuid Hunt: I’ve a lot of concern about deaths. But unfortunately Covid is not the only public health emergency and a balanced debate is not being had.

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    Sep 23rd 2020, 8:53 PM

    Answer the Gardai better to stop the teenagers parrying in the parks

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    Sep 23rd 2020, 8:32 PM

    If we did everything by the book in life nothing would ever get done. Impossible to do everything 100%

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    Sep 23rd 2020, 10:08 PM

    @family guy: this guy is obviously the one that parks outside the door of Dunnes instead of using a bay like everyone else.

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    Sep 24th 2020, 11:22 AM

    @Will Rymer: pops the hazard lights on as he’ll only be a minute

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    Sep 23rd 2020, 8:32 PM

    Bag a cans yer only man

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    Sep 23rd 2020, 8:42 PM

    There were a lot more D reg cars on the Galway motorways today than G reg

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    Sep 23rd 2020, 8:47 PM

    @die Fussballmeister: long way to go for a pint

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    Sep 23rd 2020, 10:12 PM

    @die Fussballmeister: there were a lot more country reg plates in ikea then D reg.. What’s your point my daughter lives in Dublin but her car reg is limerick my neighbours is meath, just because a car is registered in a county doesn’t mean it can’t be driven or sold anywhere else

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    Sep 23rd 2020, 9:03 PM

    Interested to discover that the Deputy Head of Policing is a Covid expert. I didn’t know that. But there you go. If he’s not careful he will end on with the 9am gig on Newstalk.

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    Sep 23rd 2020, 8:52 PM

    Operation Fanacht will never reach Kildare St. If a session is in progress.

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    Sep 23rd 2020, 8:28 PM

    Pubs where closed down last Friday night @22:30 in Dublin unless it had outdoor seating I wouldn’t say there’s too many open

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    Sep 23rd 2020, 9:15 PM

    Were worse than North Korea

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    Sep 23rd 2020, 9:38 PM

    @Paul Dolan: Go live there a while and then report back to us.

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    Sep 23rd 2020, 9:56 PM

    Sure they’d make up any old guff just to keep them closed and thousands out of a job.

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    Sep 24th 2020, 3:05 AM

    Operation, nothing better to be doing with their time.

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