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Irish Mirror
National
Paul Moore

Gardai report no 'major public order incidents' over weekend as pubs and restaurants reopen

Gardai reported "no major public order incidents" on the first weekend outdoor bars and restaurants reopened.

With the government pursuing an outdoor summer, recent weeks have seen a number of high-profile incidents where members of the public were arrested for public order offences.

Most notably, the South William Street area in Dublin drew attention after Dr Tony Holohan remarked that he was "shocked" by what he saw on a trip to the city centre on Saturday, May 29.

Dr Holohan said: "Drove into Dublin City Centre to collect someone from work at 815 PM. Absolutely shocked at scenes in South Great George’s St, Exchequer St, South William St area."

This criticism also prompted debate about the amenities provided by Dublin City Council with many arguing that the city centre doesn't have enough bins and public toilets.

Dublin City Council reacted to this by providing 150 Portaloo toilets, 54 large Eurobins and 80 Barrel Bins in area of high football in the capital.

However, the public order disruption didn't stop because over the June Bank Holiday weekend, Gardaí arrested nearly 50 people in Dublin following three days of significant disruption in the city centre.

Three gardaí sustained injuries when glass bottles were thrown at them.

The Bank Holiday weekend also saw arrests being made at Cork's Kennedy Quay.

However, the most recent weekend was far quieter than previous ones.

In a statement made to the Irish Mirror, a garda spokesman said: "The Garda Press Office has not issued any lines in relation to major public order incidents to have occurred over the previous weekend."

Last week, the Gardai did provide some new statistics about the number of Covid related fans that have been issued so far.

At present, a total of 22,073 fines have been issued with men accounting for 74% of the offenders.

Elsewhere, the majority of fines were issued on Saturday (22%) and Sunday (23%), while people living in the Dublin region have incurred the most fines (524).

At present, 50% of Covid-related fines are unpaid or with a court date issued.

A fee of €100 for leaving home without a reasonable excuse is the most common reason for a fine being issues, with 14,844 people being found guilty of this.

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