Advertisement
If you have a new account but are having problems posting or verifying your account, please email us on hello@boards.ie for help. Thanks :)
Hello all! Please ensure that you are posting a new thread or question in the appropriate forum. The Feedback forum is overwhelmed with questions that are having to be moved elsewhere. If you need help to verify your account contact hello@boards.ie
Hi there,
There is an issue with role permissions that is being worked on at the moment.
If you are having trouble with access or permissions on regional forums please post here to get access: https://www.boards.ie/discussion/2058365403/you-do-not-have-permission-for-that#latest

Golf Club Bar

  • 19-07-2011 6:42pm
    #1
    fey2010
    Closed Accounts Posts: 9 ✭


    Hi, does anyone know what the closing times for a bar in a golf club with members drinking in it? Do they have to observe regular pub opening hours or have they exemptions? Also, what are the Garda powers with inspecting the premises? Any links would be helpful. Thanks


Comments

  • #2
    Tom Young
    Legal Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 4,338 Mod ✭✭✭✭Tom Young


    There are differing treatments for clubs and club licenses. Generally members are signed in and alcohol is not sold to members of the public so to say. The reality may be somewhat different but that's the general gist of it.


  • #3
    fey2010
    Closed Accounts Posts: 9 ✭fey2010


    Thanks, any further views on this??


  • #4
    coylemj
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 25,622 ✭✭✭✭coylemj


    I think they have to observe the same hours as pubs but it's a bit more difficult for the Gardai to raid them because I think an Inspector has to be involved.

    In the case of golf clubs down the country that's effectively diplomatic immunity because either the Inspector or Supt. and more often both of them would tend to be members!

    They were originally regulated by the Registration of Clubs Act 1904, they don't actually have pub licences but I'm sure the restrictions on hours have been affected by amending liquor licensing legislation passed since 1922.


Advertisement