A man has been fined for breaching the COVID-19 Regulations having travelled over 20km to a Cork beach. Gardaí first spoke to the man at Garryvoe Beach and requested that he go home. The man engaged with Gardaí, and agreed to go home.

Shortly after, Gardaí spoke to the same driver again at Ardnahinch Beach and was subsequently fined for breaching regulations.

Midleton Gardaí spoke to a driver at Garryvoe beach who had travelled over 20km without a reasonable excuse. After we engaged with the man he agreed to leave & go straight home.

Shortly after we spoke to the same driver at Ardnahinch beach. Fined for breaching Covid regs pic.twitter.com/me9JT835Fg

— An Garda Síochána (@GardaTraffic) January 25, 2021

Ireland remains in Level 5 Restrictions, and regulations say that ‘At Level 5, the public health risk means that you will be asked to stay at home, except for travel for work, education or other essential purposes, or to take exercise within 5km of home. There will be no gatherings other than small numbers at funerals and weddings.’

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