A video of Garda Commissioner Drew Harris became viral on social media last night after a blunder on RTE News about Garda checkpoints.
Mr Harris was speaking about Covid stops currently being operated by hardworking officers around the country when he made the easy slip-up.
The Garda Commissioner told the public that officers were continuing to carry out the 4 Es when at checkpoints adding that they continued to "engage, encourage, enforce and enform".
The four Es of Operation Fanacht are 'engage, explain, encourage and enforce, and inform does not begin with 'E' - but let the person who has made no mistake ever cast the first stone.
Eagle-eyed viewers were on hand to point out the funny mishap as he spoke about Operation Fanacht as Gardai continue to clamp down on rule breakers.
One Twitter user caught the moment live taking a short recording of the mistake.
She said: "Garda Commissioner on RTE News telling us about the 4 Es which apparently are to: Engage, Encourage, Enforce and em...Enform. Enform."
At checkpoints on 'Blue Monday', one driver was caught 100km from home and not on an essential journey by Gardai in Kildare as another whole host of fines were issued to rule-breaking motorists.
The restriction buster had absolutely no excuse for officers and was immediately hit with a €100 fine.
Roads Policing Unit Naas on Operation Fanacht accompanied by the Road Safety Authority performed checkpoints in Monasterevin and Kilcock where a total of five vehicles were seized.
Four of these vehicles were seized from unaccompanied learner permit holders with no L plates displayed as Gardai handed out fines of €125, €140 respectively and three penalty points.
