Hundreds of people gathered at a car meet in Cork yesterday evening in an event Gardaí have described a “disgraceful gathering”. Over 250 cars and 700 to 800 people gathered at Eastgate in Little Island in Cork yesterday, where gardaí observed little social distancing, wearing of masks or “general compliance with public health guidelines”. A Senior Garda Inspector who was at the event described it is “a disgraceful gathering of persons, despite the Health advices in the last few days”. The group was dispersed by gardaí and a spokesperson said that those in attendance complied with this. These are not penal regulations, but they are public health guidelines which should be followed by all,” said a garda spokesperson.

Source: Irish Independent December 20, 2020 13:48 UTC