RTÉ News understands that additional checkpoints are to be placed on the main routes out of the cities and on roads to the coast.The initiative comes amidst Government concerns that increasing numbers of people are congregating and not remaining within two kilometres of their homes.
The Government introduced emergency legislation restricting movement two and a half weeks ago but gardaí still cannot enforce it because the Minister for Health has not signed the necessary regulations.
too late...blackwater and kilmuckridge black with visitors from first hand accounts...asleep at the wheel
Social Welfare Offices are still open and dealing with people who, many for the first time, find themselves looking for assistance in these terrible times. Many thanks to the lady in the Blanchardstown office who was very helpful and took a lot of the stress from the experience.
Unless you start handing out serious finds nothing is going to be done
I would give them the harshest penalty, fine or jail time it's the only way to stop people traveling
Close all holiday sites and beaches.
As if the gardai need any more power
Don’t travel more than 2km from your Dublin home . Travel to Dublin from outside Ireland from wherever ? Same thing , no ?
Stay at home for sure , flatten the curve .This is difficult for people who have country homes to retreat to so as to escape city life but you have to stay at home . Q. Why then are we leaving our airports open for people to travel here from mass infected areas . Same thing ?
Standing around O’Connell St when every public park in the city is full of people is definitely not the way to do it !!
Too late the rats have left for the coast since last weekend.
Two weeks to late
U should spot the criminals easier team. Good work.
It takes them over 5 hours to come out if you need them, friend of mine who managed the petrol station was robbed and it took them 4 hours to come out because there is no police in the area this is going to be a right mess up.
To little to late their already in wexford
About time why is ok for most of to obey but others putting people lives at risk because they want to enjoy the sun
Wouldn't it be easier to order the holiday home owners to keep the holiday parks locked until the lockdown is lifted, thereby removing the temptation to travel. Partial refunds may be warranted from the tenants but we live in a new normal and everyone is taking a financial hit.
I don’t understand why people are so selfish. Staying at home is simple and lucky that people have a home. I am sure the frontline workers and homeless would give anything to stay at home. Now, the poor guards are managing adults like children to tell them stay in their play pens
Easter is cancelled
They can stop you from going to your holiday home, but they can’t stop illegals from just barging in and making Ireland their home. Funny kind of police force, that.
Why tomorrow? Would Friday not be better when people are travelling for the long weekend, turn them all around and a stern warning not to try a different route
FergalBowers This is appropriate and if it saves lives it’s worth it
Quite right
Checkpoints on the aprons of all airports, ferryports, and the border so I hope for all non essential travelers.
So will the British 'tourists' be sent home?
Great news.
A little late unfortunately. The 'holiday homes' are all practically full now. Eastmeetswest 😕
Well done 👍 people stay at home
Northerners sneaking to Donegal:
Quick question what are the new regulations and when do they expire?
In fairness it’s only Wednesday tomorrow, hardly counts as the weekend !
Discourage versus stop. There’s a big difference! They need powers to arrest, stop vehicle and impound vehicle with hefty release fee.
Hope it works but are restless
Ocean_handrail Put roadblocks on all the roads out of Dublin StayHomeSaveLives
Great news, hope it’s strictly enforced!!!
FergalBowers Given what I've seen here in my area in West Cork yest & today, there's already an influx of people here in ' holiday mode ' at the local beach & surrounding area! Behaving like it's a typical Easter week.Yet it's anything but. Stay at home & don't undo the huge effort we've made
Get down to Kerry GardaTraffic and send them all back home
From Ballydehob to the Mizen seconds already full. Thanks covid holiday makers
Good. Turn them around.
Good! Have a bit of cop on and stay home. It won't kill you. 😏
Good. Stay at home. Holiday can wait. Don’t be COVIDIOT StayHomeSaveLives
Must of them will be travelling at night time so will d Gardaí be out then StayAtHomeSaveLives
I really hope they do. I have a holiday home for the past 38 years also my two sons albeit less time. This is the first year that we can’t use it but so be it. I just wish everyone else would he if the same mind 😢
FergalBowers Letting people know today so they can go before the policing operation starts! StayAtHome
Good luck
FergalBowers Gardai must ask for licence so they can see a person address otherwise people will just lie
Unfortunately this is going to be difficult unless the law is passed BEFORE weekend. And stop English cars coming off ferry heading to west cork
FergalBowers Is someone going to look at the cars coming from the UK and people going to their holiday homes? Really? What is happening? They need to be sent to jail.
Everyone stay home. What is wrong with people. You are SAVING LIVES by STAYING HOME. How hard is that to understand. 🤔
'I'm going to the shop Guard' 'erm.....right so'
Just go to the caravan parks and shut them down. Problem solved.
Bit late just seen 6 cars towing caravans heading West on Athlone bypass about 2 hours ago StayHome
Why hasnt SimonHarrisTD signed the bill to give the Guards the powers they need.
That horse has bolted . Anecdotal evidence of people driving in the very early morning , tipping each other off re. checkpoints etc.
FergalBowers But there is no law against it right? Which is pathetic
Too late?
Good news for sure. Stay at home this weekend,your first home, not your holiday home!
Hope they're not already too late from some comments I've read today....
FergalBowers ‘Discourage’? We need much more than that.
Word discourage , replace with STOP
Too late. Holiday homes being filled around here since last weekend. D regs galore
Buy a dash cam and mic just in case they're in breach of puttin words in your mouth
Stay at home Gemma O'Doherty!
All holiday home parks should be closed that will keep the bulk at home
Only a matter of time !
I'm delighted to hear this. Everyone needs to stay at home. I'm a young mother with underlying health condition. My 4 year old and husband don't want me to become seriously ill or possibly die because of selfish entitled people who don't care about anyone but themselves
About time
good keep it up for the week
They need to be given the power to arrest ppl, was like a June bank holiday this afternoon round my way, gangs of kids everywhere
The fact that this is even necessary is worrying! Stay at home people!! COVID19 COVID19ireland
Discourage ? Turn them away!! Dublin has the majority of positive cases so we should try to contain it & not spread it needlessly. I live in Dublin & wouldn’t consider going anywhere beyond 2km from home. We all have a responsibility on this
Almost a sense of people starting to get more relaxed about the situation which might not be a good thing, we were shitting more a couple of weeks ago after 7 deaths, 36 died today so it's not good, take note everyone. Weather is not that good for the weekend anyway.
They're already piling into Wexford
What's definitely needed. This is a a great comfort to hear. 🙏
FergalBowers Galway is doing great, and we want it to stay that way! staysafe stayathome
They need the legislation to back them up.
Great well done Gardaì
FergalBowers Why has the minister for health not signed the regulations?
Good stuff, whatever it takes to get people to stay at home and don’t be spreading the virus. There are enough people sick and dead because of this. Don’t let anyone else suffer from the virus or from the death of a loved one. Stay at home for Easter.
Anyone who was going has left
Should be doing this all the time
Great news I hope it's strictly enforced.
Cop on people.Where are your conscience's 36 deaths today . These people died without family or friends . It's unforgivable to even think of traveling to your holiday home. Covid_19 drhoulihan
tris2506 Easter will be the UK’s undoing. Particularly if the weather is nice. lockdown
that's the Phoenix park....do you have a better pic....like a check on the M4...or just outside Roundstone?....or Wexford ?
Good I hope it works
Those of us who are not frontline workers have the easy bit! JUST STAY AT HOME!!! 😡
Excellent news. We’ve far too much Covid19 in County Clare already thank you; certainly don’t need any more from tourists!
Well done 👏👏a little bit of respect for us culchies please. .Stay in Dublin
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