Gardaí issue fines to mourners who broke 5km limit to pay respects at home of deceased
Michael McCarthy died at the Mercy University Hospital, Cork, on Sunday. Picture: Larry Cummins
Several fines were issued for suspected breaches of the 5km travel rule as mourners gathered to pay respects following the death of a prominent member of the Traveller community in Cork.
A Garda spokesman said a “sympathetic but assertive” policing operation was mounted on Wednesday in an effort to deter a large crowd gathering on the city's northside for the funeral of Michael ‘Mike the King’ McCarthy, who died in the Mercy University Hospital on Sunday.
