GARDAÍ have given out nearly 10,000 Covid fine notices since the penalties came in, it was revealed today. A total of more than 9,800 fixed-penalty notices have been handed out under all categories for breaches of anti-virus regulations, an official at the Department of the Taoiseach said. Dozens of people gathered in College Court in the Castletroy area of Limerick city to party and set off fireworks yesterday evening. There has been a 14pc increase in the number of people at work in recent times, she said. Ireland was making steady progress and “things are definitely improving”, Ms Canavan said, with 2.8pc of the population now fully vaccinated.

Source: Irish Independent March 03, 2021 12:56 UTC