sale of alcohol on the internet

walrusgumble

Looking at the principle legislation, and unless i am blind, is there any provisions in relation to the sale of alcohol via internet (distance selling) in ireland?

in those situations i take it the licencing laws and obtaining same are the same if getting one for example a pub or off licence? is there such thing as a special licence for exclusively selling alcohol via the internet?

GerardKeating

walrusgumble wrote: »

Looking at the principle legislation, and unless i am blind, is there any provisions in relation to the sale of alcohol via internet (distance selling) in ireland?

in those situations i take it the licencing laws and obtaining same are the same if getting one for example a pub or off licence? is there such thing as a special licence for exclusively selling alcohol via the internet?

According to the Irish time, there is a bit of a loophole.

But since ignorance is not an excuse for selling to underage drinkers, any distance selling would be very liable to a sting operation if someone wanted to close them down quickly.

Victor

Remember things like the distance selling laws - you wouldn't want someone sending you back used beer, would you?