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GARDAÍ HAVE ISSUED 29 fines to people breaching public health regulations so far this week, including three to a group who travelled 80km to collect burgers in Ringsend.
Since Monday, Gardaí may now issue a Fixed Payment Notice (FPN) of €100 to people who break these travel restrictions without a valid excuse.
Between Monday and Wednesday, 29 fines were issued by Gardaí while a further eight were issued for previous breaches between 1 and 10 January.
Gardaí have also released examples of breaches that don’t include any reasonable excuse, such as a group of three who travelled 80km to collect a takeaway.
The group was stopped at a checkpoint on Sean Moore Road, where the driver told Gardaí that they had travelled from Meath to pick up burgers in Ringsend in Dublin. All occupants of the car received a fine.
In North County Dublin, Gardaí observed four people leaving out the back of a gym.
When they examined further, they found two gym instructors who claimed to be working inside the gym due to not having Internet to conduct online sessions. Six fines were subsequently issued.
Gardaí have also said that they will continue to operate static checkpoints on national roads, as well as other mobile checkpoints and high visibility patrols in areas like parks, scenic areas and amenities.
Deputy Commissioner, Policing and Security, John Twomey encouraged people to remain at home to help protect the health service.
“Our health service is under pressure. Deaths from COVID-19 are rising. ICU admissions are increasing. The best way for people to protect and honour front-line workers is to stay at home,” said Twomey.
“The best way for people to protect their loved ones, their neighbours, and their communities is to stay at home.”
According to Gardaí, they are continuing to investigate any alleged breaches of public health regulations in either licenced premises (Operation Fanacht) or non-essential retail (Operation Treoraim).
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Jesus they must make a good Burger
@Shane Freeney: What is the name of this legend burger joint in Ringsend?
@Shane Freeney: it might have been Bujo in Sandymount.. if it was then yes they do a very very good burger!
@Shane Freeney: This will be great publicity for the burger joint, when it gets named. They should pay the lads’ fines for them.
@Shane Freeney: 80 km round trip to my nearest McDonald’s. cant see any issue with going for Essential supplies :)
@ed w: 40km to your nearest McD’s!? Be the feck.
@Shane Freeney: I’d travel far and wide for a decent bit of grub boss.
@Shane Freeney: deeks diner
@Shane Freeney: ahh the old going for a burger excuse, more than likely trying to pick up some weed what with the shortage of green these days. ;-)
@Earth Traveller: joint burger perhaps.
@Graham Bolton: Deke’s!!! Deadly!
@Stephen Foster: welcome to donegal :)
@Stephen Foster: actually its nearer a 100km round trip !
@DarraghLD: thinking that
@Alan Byrne: There’s a shortage?
Must’ve been one of those Meath-free burgers…
Sounds like a big Whopper to me
@Ciaran Brady: Oh let it go, you must have a chip on your shoulder.
@Thomas O’ Donnell: What a battering he’d take.
@Ciaran Brady: genius
Delighted for all of them…the spread of the virus will never end if people don’t do the right thing…kiss this year goodbye aswell…..
@Jacqui Curtis-owens: curtain twitchers
@Jacqui Curtis-owens: I think you are right there. Kiss this year goodbye too.
These selfish fo ols should be made an example of..
It just burgers belief!
Sorry.
@Alex Marquis: ha!
@Lisa Quinn: Jesus I think I’ll hold off on dinner for a while.
I mean if you drive to a place in your car pick up a takeaway and drive home you are not going to be infecting anyone when you think about it.
@Sean: that’s not what it’s a bout though
@Sean: Except when you actually pick up the takeaway. Also, the Gardai can’t be following everyone to make sure they’re doing what they say they’re doing. Hence the travel limit.
@Sean: does that mean if you dont think about it and travel 80kms to pick.up a burger your a plague merchant?
@Sean: when you think about it if everyone obeyed the restrictions we wouldn’t be in this mess
@Sean: It’s all down to doing what you are told. Too many people seem to be unable to do this. Imagine driving 160 km for a burger
@Sean: so not true.
@Sean: what if they got broke down and put the recovery mechanics at risk, what if they need to get diesel or petrol along the way and unnecessarily pass it to the shop assistant or get it from the shop assistant. I could go on . It wasn’t essential. It was selfish
@Sean: if you don’t have covid symptoms you should be able to do what you want, if you think about it. Sure, how does anyone get covid?
@Mr Cylinical: unlike a cold or flu, with COVID you can be infectious for days before developing symptoms. It’s how it spreads so easily and hard to contain.
@Finnster: in this day and age it’s seldom enough that cars break down but if infecting the hypothetical recovery mechanic is the best you can come up with then I think that proves my point.
@Derek: everyone already knows that Derek
@Derek: you might as well comment that the sky is blue sometimes ha ha
@Aaron92utd: You are.
I’ve driven further for a taste of a fur burger
@Ned Gerblansky:
Hmmmmmm …….. the Ringsend recipe might be a bit chewy for you!
@Ned Gerblansky: sounds like someone needs to wax their burger
@Lisa Quinn:
Yup.
No gherkin so!
@Ned Gerblansky: that’s a fish burger
@John Magee: hahahahah
@John Magee: I am alarmed at the type of burgers you have Been exposed to. Maybe those burgers should go to the special burger clinic to be checked
Picked up their weekly supply you mean… and only said burgers to get away with having the car raided
Good, now any update on the investigations into the RTE and Golfgate breaches?
@Liam McLiam:
Was anyone fined that attended Clifden? Hows that investigation going ?
@Padraic O Sullivan:
I need to know more about these burgers…
@MickN: a story worthy of a movie
@MickN: Check out Harold and Kumar go to Whitecastle.
Great job by the Gardai, fine everyone who is breaking restrictions.
Sorry, I know this is no laughing matter, but have you ever seen anything as hilariously irish as that headline?
“Burgers = codename for the good sshht
For god sake!! Did they get the burgers after all that? There’s nothing worse than half a story.
80k to collect burgers?
Either some eejit has decided to name their kid burgers or the ringsend chippers are putting crack cocaine in the special sauce.
@Davey Ohanlon: Should have got it Delivered.
10 fines issued per day for the entire country!
Yet more light touch Garda enforcement promoting non-compliance.
A fella flask week was going to be feed his sister’s gold fish and was given the thumbs up.
Just beggars belief.
That was an expensive burger!
Genuine question, what can/would the Garda do if they come across a person (s) that are under 18 and more than 5km from their home (s) without a valid reason? Do they get fined or do the parents get fined?
@Gary Mullen: should be parents , they responsible for their kids after all
@Brian Carr: That’s what I thought but I just wanted clarification on it. Thank you.
@Gary Mullen: with the lawless gangs of teenagers everywhere I get feeling they’re excluded from any covid restrictions…. or at least they think they are
Is “burgers” a new code name for drugs or they just had the munchies
By any chance did they get the name of the take away?
@Jane Caslin: SuperSmacks
@Jane Caslin: Coke & Cane I think it’s called.
@Pádraigín O’Sirideáin:YOU DONT MINCE YOUR WORDS.
A fine is not enough to deter such selfish behaviour.
@Marg FitzGerald: If it cost you €100 every time you went to the chippers you wouldn’t be long about cooking your own dinner.
But if the health system is under pressure and we’re on our third lockdown, surely it must be in great shape by now as the WHO said the only reason to have an initial lockdown is to take away pressure from the health system…
@Declan McArdle: the health system is under pressure after the second lock down was lifted because the advice of the WHO was not followed.
There are anti lockdown people who selectively quote the WHO but fail to quote that the WHO say to “Make wearing a mask a normal part of being around other people.” or “Maintain at least a 1-metre distance between yourself and others to reduce your risk of infection when they cough, sneeze or speak. Maintain an even greater distance between yourself and others when indoors” .
Happily the anti lockdown people seem now to understand that wave 3 was a result of easing of restrictions… although no one in Ireland has actually experienced full lock down, like in Wuhan, where you are not allowed outside your front door for any reason and food is delivered to your door by fully suited army personnel and an easing of restrictions allowed on household member to go to the shop once every two days – not that is lockdown.
I would ask if you were suggesting that we have another way to reduce deaths and illnesses and cases apart from lockdown?
So burgers are essential, you’re allowed travel outside the 5km for essential purposes, but the Gardai decide which burger joints you are allowed to frequent? What?
@Tomo: joint being the operative word me thinks……
They were Bolivian Burgers I believe
Most likely Furry Burgers
Does anyone know if the Ndls centres are open?
@Joanne Mc Guirk: Under Covid-19 Level 5 Government restrictions effective from 06 January 2021 you can attend an appointment at an NDLS centre if you are an essential worker involved in the provision of essential services or essential retail outlets. For further details on essential services see http://www.gov.ie.
If you have an appointment over the next six weeks and you are an essential worker you are exempt from level 5 travel restrictions and should attend as normal. It may be useful to show proof of your appointment (text or email confirmation of booking) if stopped by An Garda Síochána. You can book an appointment at http://www.ndls.ie
We would ask that if you are not involved in the provision of essential services or essential retail outlets and you have an appointment at an NDLS centre over the next six weeks, that you cancel your appointment here so it can be booked by an essential worker. Please do not call or email the NDLS to cancel your appointment.
For FAQ’s on Covid-19 Safety Measures in NDLS Centres here. (NDLS.ie)
You know what they call a quarter pounder in France?
By any chance did they get the name of the take away? Must be some good burgers
Probably on their way to rob a bank but quickly came up with a believable excuse…..impressive!
@Peter B: I was after that; Burger for ages; Guard.
Do ya want fines with your burgers ?
They should have got a delivery
80k burger trip?
Dodgeeeee!
Was it a cash sale or card sir?
The cops should have seized the motor on grounds of reasonable suspicicion of a misdemeanor.
How about catching a few drug pushers
More importantly . Did the guards ‘confiscate’ the burgers as evidence ?
For all those asking what the place was, i think it could be that “Brewdog” place?
They were Burgers to die for
But shur they’d be cauld by the time they got home!!
@Shelley Byrne: They kept the beef close their bodies to keep it warm I believe
Ok to fly in, 1000’s of km, no PCR test required, as you claim you are one of long list of the exempted people , no quarantine
Jokeshop
Yes burgers and I’m sure the guards didn’t swallow that, the occupants didn’t have time to come up with a better excuse.
Did someone say marching powder.
But would it be as good as a hamburger from that new Hawaiian burger joint – Kahuna Burger..?!
Points on the licence nobrainer.
The burgers always find their way back to Ringsend
Can someone explain how come people can travel to the airport get on a plane to the canarys for there holidays yet we can’t go 5k from our homes ???
One way for Beefing up their trip
I thought good was essential
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