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âInconsistentâ
It was also put to Mr Harris that while most of the feedback about the Gardaâs policing operation during the pandemic had been very positive, some concern had been expressed around an âinconsistentâ approach.
Mr Mageean asked Mr Harris to comment on the âdisruptionâ last week to a Mass in Athlone, Co Westmeath, and the response to large crowds gather at Salthill, Co Galway.
The Mass was broken up and those present were told to disperse, but there was not the same direct intervention in Salthill.
âI donât think weâre comparing apples with apples there,â Mr Harris said, adding a section of the Salthill crowds represented a public order issue, with some drunkenness, rather than simply breaching Covid-19 regulations.