Man acquitted of 'Bog Hotel' bar charges

gurramok

Ridiculous case to bring in the first place.
http://www.rte.ie/news/2010/0303/donegal.html

Anyone for pints at my bar later?

RTE wrote:

A 72-year-old Donegal man who denied running an illegal public bar in his shed, has been acquitted of two charges brought against him by the County Council under planning regulations.

Patsy Brogan said the bar, which has become known as The Bog Hotel near Frosses, is for private use, and while he welcomes callers, he insists he does not charge for drink.
At Donegal District Court today Judge Kevin Kilraine said there was no evidence anybody was being charged money at the bar.

He said the shed had been converted to look like a bar and lounge and added 'he just might like the idea of looking at it as a bar and lounge, many people have bars with bar stools in the basements of their homes.'

Donegal County Council had brought the case against Mr Brogan under the planning regulations on the grounds of 'change of use'.

Council Executive Cillian Smith said there had been a complaint in June 2007 of planning irregularities and when he inspected the shed in October of that year he saw the shed turned into a 60 square meter bar with optics, a full bar and seating with tables, mirrors, pictures and other pub items on the walls.

Judge Kilraine said that what Mr Smith saw was a shed fitted out as a bar but there was no evidence it was used as a bar.

'What law is there that he can't drink with his family in the shed?' he asked.

MayoForSam

Down with this sort of thing!

epgc3fyqirnbsx

This fella is hilarious, he even has a ploish barmaid, he told everyone that he bought her on the internet!

Poly

More nanny state bulsh1t.

All he needs is a nudey calender and he'll have the HSA wasters up there too.

alwaysadub

Jesus,they'll be taking you to court for having people over to the house for a few drinks next....

BluesBerry

This country is getting worse everyday :mad:

m5ex9oqjawdg2i

Fair play to him, fcuk the council and the state

Even if he is charging people, which is more than likely the case, then let him on. We need more like him...

IrishManSaipan

A pensioner in love with a Polish blonde more than 40 years his junior has been forced to delay their Christmas wedding after she fell ill, he revealed today.
Patsy Brogan, 72, who has been married three times before, was planning to set off for Krakow from Ireland with his bride-to-be Daria Weiske, 29.


http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1238339/Pensioner-72-forced-postpone-wedding-29-year-old-Polish-fianc-e-SHE-fell-ill.html


A 72-year-old Donegal man who denied running an illegal public bar in his shed, has been acquitted of two charges brought against him by the County Council under planning regulations.
Patsy Brogan said the bar, which has become known as The Bog Hotel near Frosses, is for private use, and while he welcomes callers, he insists he does not charge for drink.
At Donegal District Court today Judge Kevin Kilraine said there was no evidence anybody was being charged money at the bar.



http://www.rte.ie/news/2010/0303/donegal.html

What a man! At 72 he is shacked up with a Polish doll in her 20s and running shebeens. Absolute legend!

Griffen262

MayoForSam wrote: »

Down with this sort of thing!

Careful now!

AnonoBoy

Maliah Handsome Gong wrote: »

This fella is hilarious, he even has a ploish barmaid, he told everyone that he bought her on the internet!

I was just about to post a thread about this. Fair play to him I say.

And has anyone seen photos of him with what RTE news referred to as his "friend"?

Well done Sir!

IrishManSaipan

AnonoBoy wrote: »

I was just about to post a thread about this. Fair play to him I say.

And has anyone seen photos of him with what RTE news referred to as his "friend"?

Well done Sir!

Its his fiance!


http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1238339/Pensioner-72-forced-postpone-wedding-29-year-old-Polish-fianc-e-SHE-fell-ill.html

PirateShampoo

She's only marrying him for his passpo....... oh wait.

Mrmoe

IrishManSaipan wrote: »

Its his fiance!


http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1238339/Pensioner-72-forced-postpone-wedding-29-year-old-Polish-fianc-e-SHE-fell-ill.html

Move over Jesus, I have a new hero now.:eek:

IrishManSaipan

Mrmoe wrote: »

Move over Jesus, I have a new hero now.:eek:

Former pilot, runs a sheeben and he is probably bawdeep inside the Polish doll as we speak!

Legend.

epgc3fyqirnbsx

Anyone got a contact number for him?

We could organise a boards beers for good friday

cafecolour

This is why all unlicensed drinking should only be done on government property

fontanalis

The man is your usual thick as a ditch bogger you get all over the country.

IrishManSaipan

fontanalis wrote: »

The man is your usual thick as a ditch bogger you get all over the country.

The man was a pilot for a couple of decades, retired, evaded the law for allegedly running a Sheeben and picked up a 20ish year old Polish doll in the process.

I hope I am that thick when I am 72.

fontanalis

IrishManSaipan wrote: »

The man was a pilot for a couple of decades, retired, evaded the law for allegedly running a Sheeben and picked up a 20ish year old Polish doll in the process.

I hope I am that thick when I am 72.

And get into a feud with your brother over a tiny bit of land and shoot at him with a home made gun, good luck to you.

bigeasyeah

Well done that man.

El Siglo

Fuckin' legend, it's like the Dukes of Hazard and he's "Uncle Jessie"!

FYP:D

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zRX4mlFi06A

El Weirdo

fontanalis wrote: »

And get into a feud with your brother over a tiny bit of land and shoot at him with a home made gun, good luck to you.

Anything to back that up?

IrishManSaipan

El Weirdo wrote: »

Anything to back that up?

He is stereotyping the "thick culchie".

I must finish off building that bar in the garage!

admiralofthefleet

she is up the pole as well isnt she?

El Weirdo

admiralofthefleet wrote: »

she is up the pole as well isnt she?

Sharpshooter not on tonight?

goose2005

Mack Eager Nectarine wrote: »

Fair play to him, fcuk the council and the state

Even if he is charging people, which is more than likely the case, then let him on. We need more like him...

More people operating illegal pubs?

Super-Rush

A true culchie hero.

IrishManSaipan

super-rush wrote: »

A true culchie hero.

Not just culchies, he is a true hero to all. To top it all off, on RTE news he swalloyed a pint of lager. Legend.

Senna

Did the "interest" in his sheeben not come about because a local young fella died. Can't remember the details fully, he either died on his way home from it or was found dead the next morning after being in the sheeben.
There was outrage and the council had to act, todays case was the council "acting".

Yakult

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qh2sWSVRrmo

'nuff said

patwicklow

fair play to that gent and his lovely lady we all sould build bars brew our own beer and let the ripping off cartel that control the pubs go bust, the council sould be filling potholes and not worrying what we do in our own homesteads,
or then again they,l be busy now booking flights and 5 star hotels to new york for paddys day at the tax payers expence............

feelpablo

Senna wrote: »

Did the "interest" in his sheeben not come about because a local young fella died. Can't remember the details fully, he either died on his way home from it or was found dead the next morning after being in the sheeben.
There was outrage and the council had to act, todays case was the council "acting".

It was well known by this stage and i think the whole thing was that the council had tryed to serve him notices a few times which he didnt bother about...the incident with the young lad just brought it to peoples attention who didnt know about it......

he's as crooked as it comes

patwicklow

feelpablo wrote: »

It was well known by this stage and i think the whole thing was that the council had tryed to serve him notices a few times which he didnt bother about...the incident with the young lad just brought it to peoples attention who didnt know about it......

he's as crooked as it comes

well so are county councils........................................

feelpablo

patwicklow wrote: »

well so are county councils........................................

without a doubt and they are mostly to blame for this debacle... i was in the place a few years ago and it was jammed packed....

now most people did bring there own drink with them but he was charging a certain amount of cash for cans if you came empty handed

MayoForSam

At least they're sorted for the wedding reception: http://www.independent.ie/national-news/courts/bog-hotel-owner-to-wed-after-planning-charge-dismissed-2088007.html

So this will be wife no. 4 - get's through them, doesn't he?

Winty

I am from Donegal, I think the Daily Mail bit about Patsy being a Pilot is him pulling their leg.

He is a great bloke but I dont think he has been anywhere near a cock pit

Bog

Interesting name for a hotel.


Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmm.