Just two people face charges for breaking travel restrictions

A Garda checkpoint on the N22 near The Ovens Bar, Ovens, Co Cork at the western end of the Ballincollig bypass. Picture: Larry Cummins

The latest Garda figures show that just two people face potential prosecution for breaking travel restrictions since the Level 5 lockdown was introduced. 

Since Level 5 was introduced on October 22, there have been 132 checkpoints on major roads and approximately 1,000 checkpoints on secondary and minor roads per day.