Checkpoints during peak-commuting times are not an effective way to catch people flouting Covid-19 restrictions according to the AA.
A high visibility Garda operation which includes daily checkpoints and patrols resumed this morning.
Operation Fanacht aims to encourage compliance with public health guidelines.
Conor Faughnan from theAA.ie says he would rather see checkpoints outside of commuting times.
Traffic remains very heavy westbound on the N4/M4 between Junction 3 Lucan and Junction 6 Celbridge. Not far away, it's very slow into Celbridge itself on the Dublin Rd.
It’s very slow on the N7 outbound between J3 Citywest and J5 Athgoe.
Gardaí were conducting checkpoints on the N4 as part of #OperationFanacht.
An Garda Síochána’s priority is keeping people safe. This will be a major policing operation across the country with high visibility of Garda members to support public health measures pic.twitter.com/6yoDEgeS4c— An Garda Síochána (@GardaTraffic) October 7, 2020
There are long delays from J15 Kilternan on the M50 southbound past Junction 5 Bray North on the M11, with delays exiting the motorway too at Junction 5. There's also heavy traffic into Bray on the Dublin Rd from Shanganagh.
