Non-wearers of masks on public transport face fine and jail sentence

However, NBRU general secretary Dermot O’Leary said his members would not be policing the mandatory wearing of face coverings. He said if a dispute arose over the non-wearing of masks, transport staff would contact the control centre to call gardaí to the scene.

“We will be taking it on board and we will be meeting with the First Minister and Deputy First Minister next week and we will discuss these issues,” he said. “This is a very dangerous virus, it can damage people’s health for a very long time in some instances. It’s not something to be taken lightly,” he said. “We all have a personal responsibility in relation to stopping the spread of this virus.

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