WATCH Gardai block and divert traffic off M7 motorway in Laois to combat Covid-19 spread

Gardai mounted strategic checkpoints near Portlaoise on Wednesday as part of the campaign to combat the spread of Covid-19.

The busy Dublin Cork Limerick M7 motorway was blocked on the southbound lane.

Traffic was diverted onto the junction 17 Togher rounabout where almost every driver was questioned.