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06 Sept 2025

Costly trip to the beach for men who breached Covid regulations

Costly trip to the beach for men who breached Covid regulations

Ballyshannon court house

Two men, who were detected on Rossnowlagh Beach in breach of Covid regulations last year, were fined a total of €100, at Ballyshannon District Court. 

Sean McDermott, 22, of Swanlinbar Road, Enniskillen and Aaron Mitchell,19, of Lanard, Ballinamore, County Leitrim both pleaded guilty to being outside the 5km on May 2 last year. 

Fixed Penalty Notices were issued but were not paid. 

Defence Solicitor Tom MacSharry said they were two young men who went to the beach on a warm day, and they should have known better.

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