Sligo in top five counties for parking tickets during pandemic
Sligo was among the top five counties in the country when it came to issuing parking tickets during the Covid pandemic. Leitrim issued no parking fines while Donegal suspended enforcement. Between March last year and April this year, 3,523 parking fines were issued in Sligo. Despite being high in comparison…
Donegal 6th highest county when it comes to rate of Covid fines
Donegal is among the top 10 counties in the country for the issue of fines by gardai for breaches of coronavirus restrictions. The figures, up to Thursday last, show Sligo/Leitrim is in the lower mid-range when it comes to fines. Gardai have issued about 13,600 people fines of between €100…
Kenny not happy with Covid-19 legislation on fines
A Sligo/Leitrim TD is criticising the new law which gives gardaí the power to issue on-spot fines for not complying with public health guidelines. The controversial legislation was signed into law by President Michael D. Higgins over the weekend. The actual monetary fine for not wearing a face mask in…
Kenny not sure about fines in fight against Covid
A Sligo/Leitrim TD says he wants to see the detail of proposals to impose fines on those who break Covid-19 rules. Deputy Martin Kenny also says he would like to hear what the gardai think of the proposals. New graduated fines are to be introduced for people who break coronavirus…
Sligo/Leitrim has lowest number of fines for cars without NCT
Sligo-Leitrim was the area in the country with the least Garda fines for motorists driving a car without an NCT last year. Just 61 people in the area were punished for the offence, according to Freedom of Information files Overall throughout the country the number of people who settled Garda…
2,800 parking fines were not paid in Sligo last year
Two thousand eight hundred parking fines issued in Sligo last year were not paid. But despite that, almost €198,000 was generated through the 4,300 that were paid. The figures were revealed at a meeting of councillors from the Sligo Municipal District in response to a query from Independent Socialist Councillor…