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Irish Mirror
National
Cormac O'Shea

Gardai fine lone mountain climber in Co Kerry for breaking 5km rule

A man was fined by Gardai after he was stopped on his way up Ireland's tallest mountain, which was outside his 5km.

Officers stopped the man, who was by himself, before he began his walk up the snowy Kerry mountain on Friday.

The man was said not to have any correct walking gear and had breached the Covid-19 travel restrictions.

A Garda spokesperson said: "Killorglin Gardaí were on patrol in Carrauntoohil and met a man on his way up the mountain, even though it was covered in snow and he didn't have any proper walking gear.

"He was issued a fine as he was outside of the 5km restrictions and was advised about public health guidelines."

Almost 1,000 people have been fined for breaching Covid-19 travel restrictions.

Since their introduction on January 11, gardai issued 771 fines for non-essential travel up to the close of business on Thursday.

Garda checkpoints (stock) (Garda Siochana Twitter)

A further 200 are currently being checked and processed by officers.

Last weekend, over 300 fines were issued for suspected breaches of public health regulations related to non-essential travel.

Gardai are advising the public of the need to plan their activities over the weekend to take into account that people are only allowed to exercise within 5km of their home.

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