{"id":1132061,"date":"2021-12-19T11:19:58","date_gmt":"2021-12-19T16:19:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1132061"},"modified":"2021-12-19T11:20:00","modified_gmt":"2021-12-19T16:20:00","slug":"grandmother-who-violated-mask-mandate-to-spend-christmas-behind-bars","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/grandmother-who-violated-mask-mandate-to-spend-christmas-behind-bars\/","title":{"rendered":"Grandmother Who Violated Mask Mandate to Spend Christmas Behind Bars"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" 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Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/GettyImages-1228994956-e1639759040327-640x335-1.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" \/><\/div>\n<p class=\"subheading\">An Irish grandmother who violated the nation\u2019s mask mandate is to spend Christmas behind bars after being sentenced to a year in prison.<\/p>\n<p>Margaret Buttimer, a 66-year-old grandmother, will spend this Christmas behind bars after being sentenced to one year in prison for violating Ireland\u2019s mask mandate, with six months of the sentence being suspended.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"D-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"gmxrevmore\" class=\"H\"><\/figure>\n<p>The grandmother was initially&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/europe\/2021\/12\/09\/irish-grandma-jailed-again-after-being-found-no-mask\/\">imprisoned<\/a> last week after breaching her bail terms by going Christmas shopping, having&nbsp;been ordered to stay away from stores.<\/p>\n<p>According to a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.irishexaminer.com\/news\/courtandcrime\/arid-40767636.html\">report<\/a> by the <em>Irish Examiner<\/em>, Buttimer was sentenced after being found guilty of not wearing a mask in a restaurant.<\/p>\n<p>The judge presiding over the case made reference to what he called the grandmother\u2019s \u201cabsurd selfishness\u201d and \u201cwillful disregard of others\u201d.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B2\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<p>He also refused to hand down community service to the woman, claiming that it would be contradictory to do so as she was engaging in \u201cpersistent community disservice\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>The 66-year-old now has multiple convictions for breaching public health guidelines, having been jailed twice for her actions.<\/p>\n<p>Buttimer had no previous convictions prior to the pandemic,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.ie\/irish-news\/courts\/grandmother-who-has-multiple-convictions-for-failing-to-wear-a-mask-in-shops-to-remain-in-jail-over-christmas-41158321.html?utm_source=facebook&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=seeding&amp;fbclid=IwAR3_NzyY34oN9xyPCY8VdLTE_uY_mmQZpkFMPddVC1C9IMC_Zgt-ahY0qfc\">according<\/a> to the <em>Irish Independent<\/em>.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"5.7391304347826\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Irish Grandma Jailed Again After Being Found with No Mask <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Q0homYHFYB\">https:\/\/t.co\/Q0homYHFYB<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Breitbart London (@BreitbartLondon) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BreitbartLondon\/status\/1468920362331213827?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 9, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The wearing of face coverings in shops, restaurants, and public transport has been mandatory in Ireland since last year, with the country having yet to relax the measures since their initial implementation.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B3\" class=\"a8d adSo\"><\/figure>\n<p>A Covid passport system \u2014&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/news\/germany-agrees-tougher-curbs-on-unvaccinated-to-curb-covid-surge\/\">similar<\/a> to the controversial 2G rule in Germany \u2014 has also been in place since last summer.<\/p>\n<p>Under the regime, only those who are fully vaccinated against the Chinese coronavirus, or have recovered from the disease, are allowed access to indoor dining in bars and restaurants, as well as gym facilities.<\/p>\n<p>The passes are also a legal requirement in order to visit nursing homes within the country.<\/p>\n<p>Unlike many other European countries, the requirement to show proof of vaccination cannot be bypassed using proof of a negative Covid test.<\/p>\n<p>A number of Irish politicians have questioned why the practice of excluding unvaccinated individuals from a wide variety of services hasn\u2019t been further expanded to the likes of supermarkets and public transport.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf you want to participate in society, you need to be vaccinated,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/europe\/2021\/11\/25\/watch-get-vax-if-you-want-to-participate-in-society-senator-tells-ireland\/\">said<\/a> one ruling party politician, saying that those who wished to refuse the vaccine could just stay home.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou\u2019re putting the rest of us at risk, and you\u2019re putting the economy at risk,\u201d Senator Gerry Horkan alleged.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"6.9775280898876\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Austria: Unvaccinated Could Face Prison as Country Locks Down and Govt Makes Vaccines COMPULSORY <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/WMPcDzhJne\">https:\/\/t.co\/WMPcDzhJne<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Breitbart London (@BreitbartLondon) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BreitbartLondon\/status\/1461728473160945669?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 19, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h5 class=\"western\"><em><span>Follow Breitbart London on Facebook:<\/span><\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/BreitbartLondon\/\"><span>Breitbart London<\/span><\/a><\/em><\/h5>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An Irish grandmother who violated the nation\u2019s mask mandate is to spend Christmas behind bars after being sentenced to a year in prison. 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