Dundalk Gardai warn people breaching Covid travel restrictions could be fined
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Superintendent of Dundalk Garda Station Michelle Baker warned the small number of local people not adhering to the travel restrictions that they could be fined if they don’t adhere to the rule.
Gardai can now hand out on-the-spot fines of €100 to people who are found going beyond the 5km Covid-19 travel limit and refuse to turn back as part of new powers introduced last Monday.
Gardaí say they are continuing to police by consent and that enforcement is a last resort.
Superintendent Baker told the Democrat that the vast majority of people in the area are complying with the 5km travel restriction and she hopes the fixed charge notice will be a deterrent to the small percentage of people breaching the safety measure.