Guards say you can't drink inside or outside pubs!

[watty]

Hello, Mr Right Hand, have you met Mr Left Hand    

Under the current regulations, pubs selling alcohol can only sell "takeaway" or sell "for consumption off the premises".  All those fancy outdoor seating that councils put up?  The pub licence doesn't cover them!  Anyways, most/many councils have bye-laws banning public drinking. 

New on-street seating not covered by alcohol licences - gardaí  (RTE News)

Gardaí have said that people cannot drink alcohol in seating spaces recently set up on streets in front of bars and restaurants, which are not covered by their licences.  Councils have set up seating areas in towns and cities across the country, to facilitate outdoor service as the economy re-opens.

On Thursday, a number of pubs in Galway were informed by gardaí that they were in breach of the Health Act 1947 (Section 31A - Temporary Restrictions) (Covid-19) (No. 2) Regulations 2021, as amended.  In a statement An Garda Síochána said that outlets selling food or drink are restricted to "takeaway" or selling "for consumption off the premises".  It said that while local authorities may provide permission for additional seating space outside of licensed premises, these spaces are not covered for the consumption of alcohol by the licence issued to a premises issued by the District Court.

Separate to this, local authority bye-laws deal with whether or not drinking in a public place is permitted.  In Galway for example, bye-laws are in place which prohibit it.  The matter will be raised at a meeting of the Galway City Joint Policing Committee on Monday.

A Government document on the "Outdoor Consumption of Alcohol" refers to "examples in cities of tables placed outside pubs/restaurants where alcohol is consumed in a roped off area [...] done in accordance with the bye-laws in that town or city".  It adds that "expanded provisions for outdoor dining/drinking will be operated in accordance with [...] existing arrangements."  The Restaurants Association of Ireland has called for the issue to be clarified.  The Vintners Association of Ireland has said "publicans across the country continue to work closely with local gardaí to ensure the smooth implementation of outdoor service".

[Dr. Martin Gooter Bling]

all they havta do is apply for a street furniture license and they can serve gargle in front of their premises no problem but that requires very public planning permission notices.
the problem is the slimey local councellors promised concerned residents who did'nt want to look at pisshead cunts carousing on their doorstep that no gargling on the street would he allowed.
this was done to soften them up while the concrete was setting on street drinking in front of pubs a law that that is widely flouted.

[john m]

You can be sure the Garda Import is passing the book by saying My Men are too busy shooting and beating up suspects (all gone very quiet on that lad that was shot in Blanch and the 17 year old with serious head injuries and the Garda involved )to be policing knacker drinking on the streets .Probably reacting to last weeks violence having to explain how scumbags got peer bottles to attack waiters with .Typical RUC training blame the other fella .

[mercenary for hire]

Nobody cares Erm.Next week on the news Leo likes pink shoes but the Chief copper likes black shoes.Stop reading the papers most of it is nonsense designed to get a reaction.

About the lads throwing bottles at the waiters I don't see the big problem.Lads have been throwing bottles at bouncers for years except it's been happening indoors and at night with no crowds to film it.Nothing has really changed.

[john m]

Nobody cares Erm.Next week on the news Leo likes pink shoes but the Chief copper likes black shoes.Stop reading the papers most of it is nonsense designed to get a reaction.

About the lads throwing bottles at the waiters I don't see the big problem.Lads have been throwing bottles at bouncers for years except it's been happening indoors and at night with no crowds to film it.Nothing has really changed.

Your right of course Politics says tables on paths means jobs for people so turn a blind one its only for three weeks .But Im a Joe Duffy informed voter says blind people and mammys with buggies are victims of on street drinking and Nora from Cabinteeley rings joe and says her 27 year old wheel chair bound son cant meet his friends in town for a drink because he cant use the footpath .Eilish or Quintin in some Ministers office gets an E mail from a voter and contscts Garda HQ Damien or Sean answers its illegal to drink on the street at a table .Its a storm in a beer mug but the Garda Import knows he has to cover his arse he now puts it into the Governments hands to legislate for what they said that publicans can do when they said they could do it .

[Shallowhal]

Selling takeaway pints was/is illegal as drinking on the street is illegal so having fukin seats outside seemed to be the compromise to keep the vintners happy.....kept the scum of the city happy aswell as there was plenty of victims to terrorise!!

[mercenary for hire]

Fair play, at least you vote!.

[john m]

Minister for Handcuffs says she will change the law to make drinking wet stiff legal no matter where you drink it .

[cruiser]

wonder how the dail bar is managing
i dont see any tables or umbrellas

[Shallowhal]

wonder how the dail bar is managing
i dont see any tables or umbrellas

That's cos they're in the Convention Centre!!