Gardaí fine partygoers in Cork, Limerick and Galway in Covid clampdown

The fine for organising a house party is €500 and attending a house party is €150

Gardaí have issued 16 fines to people for organising and attending house parties in Limerick, Cork, Galway, and in the Kilkenny/Carlow district. Picture: iStock

Gardaí have issued 16 fines to people for organising and attending house parties in Limerick, Cork, Galway, and in the Kilkenny/Carlow district. 

Since fines for non-essential travel were introduced almost three weeks ago, more than 2,400 have been issued to people who travelled beyond the government-imposed 5km limit “without a reasonable excuse.”