Shop owner shaken after stand-off with customers who refused to wear face masks

Michael Doran of SuperValu in Graiguenamanagh Co Kilkenny with from left his daughter Caitriona Doran and Tracy Kavanagh. The store had to call gardaí after some customers refused to wear masks. Picture Dylan Vaughan

A father and daughter who run a rural supermarket were left badly shaken after a lengthy stand-off with two customers who refused to wear face masks.

The incident resulted in the two day-trippers being hit with several hefty fines after gardaí had to intervene. The pair had made a 120km round-trip to the supermarket from their home outside of the 5km Covid-19 travel zone, failing to wear masks and not having any tax on their car.