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AN GARDA SÍOCHÁNA will continue with its pub inspection regime this weekend – dubbed Operation Navigation – to ensure the licenced premises that have re-opened are complying with public health guidelines.
So far, 26 premises have been found by the gardaí to have breached the health regulations or licencing laws even after providing them the chance to rectify the situation.
Files are being prepared for the Director of Public Prosecutions in these cases.
In a statement this evening, gardaí said that 2,785 individual licenced premises were found to be open last weekend.
Alongside its efforts to inspect pubs, there’ll also be a “high visibility presence” of An Garda Síochána in towns and cities to “ensure the public are adhering to the public health guidelines.
Under Phase 3 of the government’s roadmap, pubs can now open if they serve “substantial meals” that cost at least €9 under guidance issued from Fáilte Ireland.
Pubs are also permitted to impose social distancing rules of just one metre rather than two metres, subject to other mitigation requirements. Patrons must also spend a maximum of 105 minutes in pubs.
Gardaí said this weekend’s checks will be made under regulations from The Health Act 1947 (Section 31A-Temporary Restrictions) which remain in effect until 20 July.
Deputy commissioner of policing and security John Twomey said: “Last weekend, Operation Navigation found that the vast majority of licensed premises were adhering to the public health regulations.
Unfortunately, 26 didn’t appear to be. By doing so, they are putting themselves, their employees, their customers and the wider community at risk of getting Covid-19. We would hope that lessons have been learnt and we see an even higher rate of compliance after this weekend.
“In addition, customers of licensed premises engaged in such practices also have to take personal responsibility. By using a premises that is not in compliance with the public health regulations and has not taken on-board the public health advice, those customers are also creating a risk to themselves, their family, their friends and the local community.”
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This is a huge story, there were 70 gas related incidents across two large residential areas of Boston, nearly 150,000 people were requested to evacuate their homes.
I don’t think this article is doing it justice.
So who over pressurised the gas line, the nearest Muslim or the Russian tourists??
@GClare: sometimes things just go wrong… I love that you guys don’t realise you’re the conspiracy theorists when you say that accusing the Russian “tourists” is a conspiracy.
@Paddington C.: wooosh
@Chris Linehan: I don’t think it’s a case of “whoosh” but I could be wrong.
@Paddington C.: double whoosh
Sorry to be a a grammar Nazi, but “too blame”? Sigh.
@chinaski: “Sorry to be a a grammar Nazi”???
Could it be the cost of deregulation?
You do have to giggle at the anti wind farm lobby using natural gas funded studies to pretend ficticious vibrations are melting their brain. Meanwhile in Boston….
I wouldn’t discount Chinese hackers doing a proof-of-concept test. This is exactly the type of chaos that can be caused in a cyber war.
Leeks made from gas…. no wonder there were explosions
@Mark Pom: The Welsh will be pleased with the reference to leeks!!
@GClare that could of been a gas leek and everyone tried to cook at the same time
Putin at it again!
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