Good weather no excuse to breach Covid restrictions, warn gardaí

With good weather forecast for the weekend, gardaí say they will be continuing high visibility patrols at public amenities, parks and beauty spots across the country in support of public health regulations. Picture: Leah Farrell/ RollingNews.ie

Over 16,000 people have been hit with fines for breaching Covid-19 travel restrictions to date, resulting in payments of almost €2.2m. 

As of April 22, some 14,730 people have now been fined €100 for non-essential travel, while a further 1,628 people have been given fines of either €500 or €100 for non-essential journeys to the country’s ports and airports.