Photograph: An Garda Síochána/TwitterThousands of other mobile checkpoints were also being erected or more minor roads all over the country. Garda sources said motorists planning to avoid main routes in a bid not to be delayed by the Operation Fanacht checkpoints “will be left very disappointed”. Other Garda sources reported a mixed reaction from motorists at checkpoints, many of whom had been forced to queue for up to 45 minutes due to the traffic jams caused by the operation. A further 432 confirmed cases of Covid-19 were reported by the National Public Health Emergency Team (Nphet) on Tuesday evening. However, sources present at a meeting of the Fine Gael parliamentary party on Tuesday night said that Mr Varadkar warned that a circuit-breaker lockdown may still be on the horizon.

Source: The Irish Times October 07, 2020 09:11 UTC