Garda Commissioner says people's 'antics' were deserving of Covid fines over Christmas period

Image: Leah Farrell via RollingNews.ie Image: Leah Farrell via RollingNews.ie GARDA COMMISSIONER DREW Harris has said that certain “antics” of people over the Christmas period were deserving of Fixed Charge Penalty Notices .

In April 2020, gardaí rolled out what has become the 4Es – Engagement – Explain – Encourage and Enforce. An arrest or any form of punishment was always the last option. “On 26 December, we found ourselves in a far worse position than was ever anticipated. We had to respond again very quickly to the requirements of Level 5 restrictions and policing of those.

It was not that we abandoned the 4Es altogether. We found that people’s excuses for being out and about, to use the expression…the behaviour and antics which were being illustrated were deserving of enforcements as opposed to engaging with individuals and asking for their compliance. Gardaí have publicised certain flagrant breaches of the guidelines. For example, a group of people travelled over 100km to visit a beauty spot in Portlaoise.

He's a fellow Islander. Whatever one thinks of 'Govt'(!) Covid reg's, hardly warrant's Ulsterphobia. Maybe some day some people will realise petty-minded parochial/provincial 'republicanism'(?) is antithetical to Utd IRL. Why have 'orange' in 'national' flag?

'Antics'....but his men and women dancing all over the place wasn't 'antics'...Eh no !

He ain’t seen nothing yet. Our numbers are growing rapidly and we are planning very big disobedience on an unprecedented scale.

Dirty orange hun.....🖕

Go back working for the brits u ruc p**ck

Children of O'Duffy.

Garda Commissioner deserve to be locked up.

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