100 people referred to Gardaí for dodging new Covid travel rules since Sunday

People wearing protective face masks in Terminal 2 at Dublin Airport (Brian Lawless/PA)

One hundred passengers have entered Ireland without a negative Covid-19 test since new rules were introduced on Sunday, an Oireachtas committee has heard.

Fears over the Omicron variant brought about the introduction of fresh restrictions on travel, requiring all travellers to Ireland from overseas to have a negative PCR or antigen test.