Gardaí say they have seen overwhelming public support for Public Health Guidelines and Regulations had have warned a minority who are not complying with .
Do you want a fine with that? Carload of people going for burgers fined for breaking Covid rules
Deputy Commissioner John Twomey said: The best way for people to protect and honour frontline workers is to stay at home.
People stopped by gardai at checkpoints this week included some travelling 80km for burgers.
Thu, 14 Jan, 2021 - 16:54
Noel Baker
Gardaí have given details of drivers penalised for breaching their 5km limit this week, including a carload of people who trekked 80km to Dublin 4 from Co. Meath for burgers.
The Garda Press Office said 29 Fixed Penalty Notices (FPN)have been issued for breaches of the 5km rule in recent days and warned that checkpoints will be in place across the country in the coming days to ensure people stick to their local limits and to protect frontline workers amid spiralling Covid-19 figures.
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Three men who drove over 80km from Co Meath to buy burgers in Ringsend were some of the dozens of people fined for going outside their 5km zone this week.
They were stopped at a checkpoint at the Sean Moore Road in Dublin 4 in recent days, and told gardaí they were on their way to buy fast food.
Officers there told them that wasn t a good enough excuse to stray so far from home and fined all of them 100 euro each.
In all, 37 people have been hit with fixed-charge notices for going outside their local areas without good cause since Friday.