Covid-19: Gardaí concerned at public perception of 'lashing out' fines to enforce lockdown

Anti-lockdown protestors confronting gardaí at East Wall Road, Dublin, on Thursday.  Picture: Leah Farrell / RollingNews.ie

Senior Garda sources are concerned that people will expect to see gardaí “lashing out fines left, right and centre” under the new Level 5 lockdown regulations.

Sources also cautioned that some of the new powers  — in relation to house parties and groups of 12 outdoors not wearing masks – may not become law until the start of November.