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Over 7,950 fines issued by gardaí relating to Covid-19 breaches

Under current Covid-19 restrictions, gardaí are continuing to carry out checkpoints nationwide.

GARDAÍ HAVE ISSUED approximately 7,950 fines relating to Covid-19 breaches to date. 

As of close of business yesterday, a total of 6,297 €100 fines have been issued for non-essential travel and 263 fines worth €500 have been issues for non-essential journeys to airports and ports. 

The total number of €100 and €500 fines for non-essential journeys to airports and ports stands at 638. 

Fines for non-essential cross-border travel in this jurisdiction came into operation on Monday, 8 February. 

Traffic data over last weekend showed approximately a 23% decrease in cross border travel compared to previous weekends. 

A total of 197 fines worth €500 have been issued for organising house parties and 47 €150 fines have been issued for attending house parties. 

Gardaí have also issued 155 €80 fines for not wearing a face covering. 

An Garda Síochána will be continuing nationwide checkpoints and high visibility patrols at public amenities across the country this weekend in support of public health guidelines. 

Current regulations and guidelines are still to stay at home and reduce your contacts, only exercise within 5km of your home.

Gardaí are also reminding people that travel restrictions do not apply in the case of domestic violence or to escape a risk of harm, whether to the person or to another person. 

“This week the tragic milestone of 4,000 Covid-19 deaths was reached. That is 4,000 people that were loved. That is 4,000 people that had family, friends and neighbours. That is 4,000 of our fellow citizens,” Deputy Commissioner John Twomey said.

“While the vast majority of people are heeding the advice, there are still some who are not complying with public health regulations. In doing so, they are putting themselves, those they love, and those they know at risk of catching of a virus that could, unfortunately, result in serious illness or death,” Twomey said.

“We all have an individual and collective responsibility to reduce the spread of Covid-19. Please stay home, reduce your contacts, maintain social distancing, and wash your hands.”

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    Mar 27th 2017, 7:05 PM

    This must be one of the hardest things to deal with as a parent.

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    Mar 27th 2017, 7:08 PM

    @Ariana: That your son is a terrorist and a murderer?

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    Mar 28th 2017, 11:13 AM

    @Elle Belle: he converted to Islam his mother did not and she is as much a victim as the other families. My heart goes out to all the people devastated by this one man’s actions.

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    Mar 27th 2017, 7:29 PM

    At the end of the day, she did’nt send him out to murder those people. It’s not her fault.

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    Mar 27th 2017, 8:22 PM

    It would be great if the Journal and other publications would stop publishing the photos and life stories of mass killers. They commit these atrocities for attention. The next mass killer will expect the same attention. You can still report on the attacks and the victims.

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    Mar 27th 2017, 10:04 PM

    @Fred O’Connor: 100% agree with you Fred. I couldn’t give a rats ass about the man or his family.

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    Mar 27th 2017, 8:47 PM

    Europe wil burn if they don’t take tougher measures against these isil people .they know who they are and how dangerous they are but chose to do nothing until after they attack.when one is positively identified the next move is to take him out of the picture

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    Mar 27th 2017, 9:01 PM

    @Gerard Henry: by all accounts he’s not actually an “isil person” just an a$$hole wanting to justify his a$$holery

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    Mar 27th 2017, 9:47 PM

    @Dave O Keeffe: he’d being seeing a psychiatrist about his urges to kill, and he wasn’t a very strict Muslim himself, apparently. He was a psychopath and not really a Jihadist I don’t think.

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    Mar 28th 2017, 5:37 PM

    @Jimmyjoe Wallace: like the deathbed conversion to Catholicism.

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    Mar 27th 2017, 9:53 PM

    Isn’t she dead sound

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