Lockdown 2.0 is underway and with it means huge changes to travel around Ireland.
From 12am on October 22 until Tuesday December 1 - and as you're probably sick of hearing - you are advised to stay within 5km of your home.
Breaking this rule could see you hit with a hefty on-the-spot fine if Gardai are forced to enforce their fourth 'E' when speaking to you.
Here's everything you need to know:
5km travel limit fines:
On the spot fines up to €500 will be handed out to people who flout lockdown rules.
A €60 fine on a first offence could be given to anyone who breaches the 5km travel rule.
But when am I allowed break this restriction?
You have to ask yourself one question - is my journey essential?
And if you're having trouble deciding whether it is or isn't, does it fall under one of the following categories:
- Travel to and from work, where work involves providing an essential service
- To attend medical appointments and collect medicines and other health products
- Travel to attend disability day services
- For food shopping
- For vital family reasons, such as providing care to children, elderly or vulnerable people, and in particular for those who live alone but excluding social family visits
- For farming purposes, that is food production or care of animals
- To attend a wedding or funeral
- To visit a grave
Public transport is running but will operate at 25% capacity and for essential journeys only.
Gardai will also be operating hundreds of checkpoints throughout this six-week period as part of Operation Fanacht.
This means:
- High visibility community engagement patrols
- Static and rolling checkpoints under Operation Fanacht continue
- Gardaí are here to help the vulnerable
- 4Es (engage, educate, encourage, and only where provided for and as a last resort, enforcement) approach remains
At any one time, there will be over 2,500 Gardai on duty with their primary focus on checkpoints.
The 132 static checkpoints on motorways introduced earlier this month will remain and will be supplemented by hundreds of rolling checkpoints on main and secondary roads.
There will also be high visibility community engagement patrols by Gardaí in parks, natural beauty spots, and public amenities.
