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New fines for non-essential travel across the border branded a poor use of Garda powers

Feb 8, 2021 17:50
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New fines for non-essential travel across the border branded a poor use of Garda powers

New fines to prevent non-essential travel across the border have been branded a poor use of Garda resources. From this morning, anyone coming from

New fines to prevent non-essential travel across the border have been branded a poor use of Garda resources.

From this morning, anyone coming from Northern Ireland into the Republic without a reasonable excuse can be fined €100.

Border Communities Against Brexit says there is a case to be made for the fines because of a lack of a lack of co-operation between Stormont and Leinster House.

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However Damian McGenity from the group told Northern Sound that it isn’t the best way to approach the virus.

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