Gardaí issue 170 fines for Covid-19 breaches in Roscommon / Longford
Number of fines issued increases by 53 inside a week
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Gardaí have issued 170 fines for breaches of Covid-19 regulations in the Roscommon / Longford division, new figures published this evening have revealed.
That is an increase of 53 on the 117 figure that was published a week earlier.
6,297 for leaving home without a reasonable excuse
212 for organising an unauthorised event/gathering (including house parties)
747 for attending unauthorised event/gathering (including house parties)
155 for the non-wearing of face coverings
263 for non-essential travel to airports or ports
According to An Garda Síochána almost half of all fines, issued to date, related to breaches which were detected at weekends (22% on Saturdays and 23% on Sundays) with 75% of all fines being issued to men.