LAW'S OVERSIGHT AND IRISH NIGHT LIFE
Irish publicans at Dundalk have found a loophole in the law, and as a result there has been- much midnight drinking in.many parts,of the Free State. ■Blackrock, a little seaside resort near,;D.undalkj about, fifty miles from Dublin; is one of these places, says the i "Daily .Express." , . " ;. Th 6' Sunday Closing Acts provide for the opening of public-houses on Sundays ;up to 8, p.m. for the entertainment of ,bona ifide travellers—^-travellers, who have travelled more than three miles, and have not made the journey specifically for ithe purpose of obtaining liquid-refreshment. ■.'■■"
Some enterprising .publican discovered in the course of .the summer, ■when, trade was brisk; that there was no law which prevented a licensee
opening Ms premises-as early as he chose on Monday morning. So he closed. his premises at 8 p.m. prompt, and opened them again at one minute i after midnight. ,
The Civic Guards were .in a quandary. They closely read all the licensing regulations, but found that the-publi-can was within the law. ' •
Other, licensed traders followed the example, with the result that lively night life.developed at Blackrock., Some of the visitors deferred their visit' until the stroke of midnight and left only in time for breakfast on Monday.
The local district justice has called fir the amendnient of the law, and it is probable that the Dail wiU shortly be asked to rectify the omission of the law experts. • . ~
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Evening Post, Volume CXVII, Issue 17, 20 January 1934, Page 21
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