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GAA Club selling alochol

  • 18-12-2011 9:58pm
    #1
    Tomjim
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    this may be in the wrong forum and if it is could you direct me in the right direction.

    I am involved in a small country GAA club which has a small clubhouse. On occasions there would be an opportunity to sell alochol for example Santa came to the clubhouse today which the club funded. However after Santa people retired to the local pub (which doesnt help out financialy) the idea would be that maybe 8 times a year the club could maybe sell alochol (not draft but bottles etc) on a small scale only.

    Anyone know the procedure involved, the licence etc, the cost etc


Comments

  • #2
    BrianD
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,221 ✭✭✭BrianD


    I think your approach is wrong. It would be a disgrace for an amateur sporting club house to sell alcohol after a childrens event.

    If you are ever making an application I would recommend not mentioning that one.


  • #3
    coylemj
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 25,622 ✭✭✭✭coylemj


    In order to sell alcohol you'd need to get the club registered under the Registration of Clubs Act which is how all sports clubs with bars operate, talk to a solicitor. If you're not a registered club and you sell alcohol then you are open to prosecution for running a shebeen i.e. selling alcohol without a licence.

    I'm thinking that the local pub isn't on best terms with the club so even if you are registered you'd need to be careful about who you sell alcohol to because officially only members of the club are alowed to buy drinks, a non-member is supposed to be bought drinks by the member who has signed him in as his guest.


  • #4
    Delancey
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,451 ✭✭✭Delancey


    BrianD wrote: »
    I think your approach is wrong. It would be a disgrace for an amateur sporting club house to sell alcohol after a childrens event.

    If you are ever making an application I would recommend not mentioning that one.

    Above makes a good point , I've heard of several instances where exemptions ? or special licences were refused due to their connection to childrens events like First Communions.
    In one case the Judge was sharply critical of the applicant for that very reason.


  • #5
    grumpytrousers
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    I'd think - but I could be wrong - that a court would, in general, have no difficulty granting a club registration certificate to a GAA club. The court won't care how often they open, or for what events they open, so long as they obey the licensing laws and any other conditions laid down by, say, a fire officer; the issue of 'reasons' (like in the context of exemptions) doesn't really come into it.


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