Father and son lose bid to swerve Covid fine for travelling to Dublin Airport

Father and Son Lose Appeal Over Covid Fine

Nicolae and Florin Mazarache, of Clondalkin, Dublin, lost their bid to appeal €2,000 fixed penalty notices for allegedly breaching Covid regulations.

The pair were travelling to Spain to visit family members on April 17, 2021, when they were stopped at Dublin Airport by a garda.

They received notices alleging they had "committed an offence of movement of persons" at a port or airport contrary to the 1947 Health Act (as amended), with a fixed payment of €2,000.

If unpaid, they would have faced the District Court, with potential fines of up to €4,000 and/or one month's imprisonment, or both.

A fixed payment of €2,000 was applied and if not paid within 28 days they would have to go before the District Court where, if convicted, could face a fine of up to €4,000 and/or one month's imprisonment, or both.

The father and son chose not to pay the fine, instead bringing judicial review proceedings, which they ultimately lost.

Author's summary: Father and son lose appeal over Covid fine for traveling to Dublin Airport.

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Irish Mirror Irish Mirror — 2025-10-25

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