Four Irish people were among 96 foreigners found at an Austrian ski resort in breach of pandemic rules.
Police said holidaymakers at the resort of St Anton am Arlberg broke rules on entering the country and the national lockdown.
A police statement said: “Among others Britons, Danes, Swedes, Romanians, Germans, Australians, Irish people and Poles were checked and fined.”
The operation was carried out last Friday and those found in breach face fines of up to €2,180.
The mayor of St Anton, one of Austria's top resorts, said that dozens of young tourists from across Europe had recently come to his town and broken lockdown rules under which ski lifts are open but hotels are closed to tourists.
"Among others Britons, Danes, Swedes, Romanians, Germans, Australians, Irish people and Poles were checked and fined," the police force of the western province of Tyrol said in a statement issued on Friday night.
Austria, a country of just under 9 million people, has recorded 413,208 cases and 7,703 deaths in the pandemic so far.
It has been in its third national lockdown since December 26, with non-essential shops closed.
In addition, from December 19 to January 10 even stricter rules on entering the country were put in place largely to discourage skiers, forcing arrivals from almost every country in Europe to go into quarantine.
In recent weeks, however, the public has been stunned to learn of loopholes, often involving work or training.
Although regular skiers cannot stay overnight at a resort, coronavirus clusters emerged at ski teacher training courses, which were allowed to be held for visitors from across Europe.
Tourist accommodation is only available to business travellers, and St Anton's Mayor Helmut Mall has said new arrivals there have registered a local address saying they are looking for work even though there are no jobs available.
The police did not say exactly what offences had been committed but said the foreigners had breached lockdown and immigration regulations as well as the law on registering an address.
