Gardaí uncover holidaymakers using fake company letter claiming travel was essential

Gardaí at a Covid-19 Checkpoint outside Terminal 2, Dublin Airport, on Friday. Picture: Colin Keegan, Collins Dublin

Gardaí have uncovered the first known case of Irish holidaymakers producing fake documentation to support their claim that their travel abroad is essential.

Two people departing Dublin Airport on Thursday provided gardaí with a letter purporting to be from their employer – an engineering company – stating they were required abroad on essential infrastructure projects.