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10th August 2020
10:58am BST

The regulations apply to shops, supermarkets, shopping centres, retail outlets, hairdressers, nail bars, cinemas, museums and libraries.
The regulations say that unless a person has a reasonable excuse, a face covering must be worn. They do not apply to children under 13 or to people who cannot wear one due to a physical or mental illness. All retail staff will be required to wear them, except in cases where workers are separated from others by a screen or are able to keep two metres away from others. The penalty for non compliance is a fine of up to €2,500 or six months in jail, however, Minister for Justice Helen McEntee has said this would be be a last resort. The new regulations around face coverings come into effect as coronavirus cases rose in Ireland last week, with restrictions being imposed on Kildare, Laois and Offaly following clusters of cases in meat processing plants.Explore more on these topics:

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