Fines for non-essential cross border travel come into effect
A Garda talks to a motorist at a checkpoint at the entrance to Naas, Co Kildare (Damian Eagers/PA)
People living in Northern Ireland who cross the Irish border without a reasonable excuse face a ā¬100 fine from 7am this morning.
The new measures apply to anyone who is ānot ordinarily residentā in the Republic of Ireland.



