Gardai slapped fines on a group of tourists who had travelled 100km to Portlaoise to check out "shops and sites" on Tuesday.
Laois officers found the group had travelled to the Rock of Dunamaise despite living so far away.
All in attendance were issued with fixed charged penalty notices and asked to head back to where they had come from.
Taking to social media, gardai said they usually "love tourists" but the middle of a Level Five lockdown is not the time.
A garda spokesperson said: "Portlaoise Gardaí out and about patrolling found a group that had travelled to the Rock of Dunamaise. They lived approximately 100km away.
"They had decided to visit shops and sites. We love tourists but not at the current time. Fixed charge notices issued."
As stated on the official website of Citizens Information, the following list gives examples of reasonable excuses for leaving your home, as set out in Statutory Instrument 701 of 2020.
- Travelling to work if you cannot work from home
- Providing care to a vulnerable person or attending to other vital family matters
- Farming and other agricultural activities
- Going to school or bringing your child to school
- Going to college where it is necessary to attend in person
- Accessing childcare services
- Travelling to visit your children as part of an access arrangement, or travelling to allow access to children
- Attending a medical or dental appointment, or going to a medical or dental appointment with a vulnerable person or someone you live with
- Going to another person’s house if you are in a support bubble with them
- Seeking essential medical assistance for yourself, someone you live with or for a vulnerable person
- Donating blood
- Going to the vet
- Going to a wedding or funeral
- Going to court, obeying your bail instructions, attending court offices to initiate emergency legal proceedings
- Moving accommodation where it is necessary
- Travel to the airport or port to leave Ireland if you normally live in another country
- Fleeing domestic abuse or escaping danger
