Limerick men looking to earn money by cleaning gutters in Cork fined for Covid breach

Their solicitor told the court: "They took a cut in their (Jobseekers Allowance) payment to allow them to do a bit of work. The job was cleaning gutters.” 

The solicitor said the two Limerick men were told that the work they were trying to get in Cork was not deemed essential. File photo

Two Limerick men trying to find work cleaning gutters of houses in Cork were convicted and fined for breaching Covid-19 restrictions which limited people’s travel area to five kilometres from home at the time.

The two men from Abbeyfeale were trying to get work in Cork when they came to the attention of gardaí in Cork.