Judge orders two mothers to isolate in hotels for two weeks and seizes their passports after they ‘refused to quarantine’ after flying to Dubai to get boob jobs
- Niamh Mulreany, 25, and Kristie McGrath, 30, refused to quarantine in a hotel
- Visited Dubai for breast enhancement surgery and arrested in Dublin on Friday
- Current rules say those travelling outside country must quarantine for 14 days
- A court ordered the pair to complete their quarantine and return to court April 9
A judge ordered two mothers to isolate in hotels for two weeks and seized their passports after they ‘refused to quarantine’ after flying to Dubai to get boob jobs.
Niamh Mulreany, 25, and Kristie McGrath, 30, were arrested at Dublin Airport on Friday after returned from Dubai – where they received treatment at King’s College Hospital.
While appearing in Tallaght District Court yesterday, the judge said the mothers had visited Dubai for breast enhancement surgery, the Irish Independent reports.
Niamh Mulreany, 25, (pictured outside court) and Kristie McGrath, 30, were arrested at Dublin Airport on Friday and appeared in court yesterday after refusing to quarantine after a trip to Dubai
Tallaght District Court heard yesterday that the pair had breast enhancement surgeries at King’s College Hospital in Dubai. Pictured: Kirsty McGrath outside court yesterday
Under current travel restrictions, those travelling outside the country must quarantine for 14 days and failure to do so can result in a £1700 (€2,000) fine and a one-month jail sentence.
The pair, both from Dublin, claim they researched and adhered to travel guidelines but were arrested on Good Friday and later charged with breaches of Covid-19 regulations under the Health Act.
Mulreany, a mother of one, and McGrath, a mother of two, had taken PCR tests as required before returning to the UK and received negative results.
Despite this they were stopped at the airport and were not allowed to board their plane to the UK.
Mulreany (left) and McGrath (right) said they researched and adhered to travel guidelines but were charged with breaches of Covid-19 regulations under the Health Act
Instead they were instructed to pay £1,573 (€1,850) in fees to quarantine in a hotel when they returned to the Irish capital.
After claiming they did not have the money to pay they stayed within the airport for several days as their families tried to help them get home.
Mulreany’s father, Eddie, discussed the matter with the Department of Foreign Affairs and other government officials – eventually securing the mothers a flight home.
But when they pair arrived back in Dublin they were again asked to quarantine but, after refusing to sign documentation, they were arrested.
Despite Garda allegedly spending several hours explaining the current travel restrictions to the women they did not comply and were subsequently charged. They have both returned three negative Covid tests.
A judge ordered the pair to quarantine in a hotel for 14 days, as per usual covid restrictions, and also seized their passports. Pictured: Mulreany outside court yesterday
A judge granted them bail but imposed several conditions yesterday.
The pair have had to surrender their passports and have been benned from international travel.
They have been ordered to go to a quarantine hotel for two weeks unless they provide a negative PCR test after 10 days.
They must also remain contactable by phone and their cases will continue on April 9 at Dublin District Court.
Garda has been approached for comment.
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