Gardaí entered a house in Cork where a group of students had gathered without producing any warrant and body searched all of the occupants, according to a number of witnesses. The gardaí at the house, located in the Bandon Rd area of the city, took the college IDs from the UCC students. “UCC has authorised the Gardaí to request student cards from UCC students in the event they appear to be contravening UCC student rules,” he said. A spokesperson said An Garda Síochána does not comment on individual incidents. “Covid 19 legislation has not provided An Garda Síochána with any additional powers to search a person or enter a private dwelling,” the garda spokesman said.

Source: Irish Examiner October 03, 2020 08:30 UTC