Twenty-six licenced premises across the State could be prosecuted for breaching Covid-19 public health regulations and licensing laws, An Garda Síochana has said.
Officers found that 26 individual licensed premises, out of 2,785 that were open for business, were potentially breaching health regulations or licensing laws even after providing them with the opportunity to rectify the situation.Gardaí said that in many of the 26 cases they found customers consuming alcohol, but no evidence of food also being consumed and no evidence of receipts to show that food had been sold.
The checks were completed between 7pm last Friday and midnight on Sunday as part of Operation Navigation, which aims to ensure that licensed premises are adhering to the public health guidelines during the pandemic.Deputy Garda Commissioner John Twomey said gardai remain concerned that “a minority are potentially operating in breach of the regulations”.
“In addition, the public has shown great restraint and responsibility to date in adhering to the public health guidelines. The reality is that Covid-19 is still here. We all have an individual responsibility to ensure we continue to play our part in reducing the spread of Covid-19 to protect our family, friends and neighbours.
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