Fines for non-essential cross border travel come into effect

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 €100 fine from 7am this morning.

The new measures apply to anyone who is ā€œnot ordinarily residentā€ in the Republic of Ireland.

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