I have mixed feelings about the gate.
If I am a robber and happen to have gone to Ireland, then it becomes the bane of my existence I have to wait for a cop to come or cough up the money (which I hate doing).
But if I am a cop, it serves no purpose whatsoever the gate automatically opens and closes and adds the risk of criminals escaping due to me being near it.
So, I guess instead of removing the gate, just put something like 'Happy Hour' during which the gate is open forever and make it function normally other times.
It would be great if Happy Hour is during downtime with like 2 or 3 players who have never played on server before as it will allow them to see all the stuff the server has to offer (well mostly).
Also you can add some yellow text on top of screen say it's Happy Hour, go visit Ireland today!