Wicklow people urged to stay away from the mountains as gardai crack down on hillwalkers

A Wicklow County Councillor has appealed to the public not to visit the Mountains during Level 5.

It's after local Gardaí reported issuing over 100 fines yesterday, with over 200 drivers cautioned and sent home. Fine Gael's Irene Winters says she's afraid people have fallen away from the vigilance we saw last Spring: [audio wav="https://www.southeastradio.ie/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/winters.wav"][/audio]