Helen McEntee: Gardaí don't want more powers to enforce Covid restrictions

Images circulating on social media of crowds of young people gathering and drinking at various locations in Galway.

Minister for Justice Helen McEntee has said that she asked the Garda Commissioner if the force needed more powers to enforce Covid-19 restrictions “and he said no.” 

Speaking on RTÉ radio’s Today with Claire Byrne show, she said that scenes like those from Galway on Monday night should not have happened, but that it was anticipated that they would happen when colleges returned.