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Unread 10-04-2017, 15:42   #4
Thomas J Stamp
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Have you a link to legislation to back that up? I'm pretty sure it's not correct as the lad with the hobby railway in Donegal was able to get a licence for his bar.
http://www.railusers.ie/forum/showthread.php?t=13078

Mark Gleeson's post further down says 5 mile minimum distance.
you are mixing up too different things.

The man in Donegal went to court and got a licence which allowed him to open to sell/display alcohol on Good Friday. Once he has a license, you can buy alcohol from him - provided you are a bone fide traveler, which has been held to be in possession of a ticket to a non local destination. That is where the 5 mile thing comes form and is usually what the courts look at if the guards arrest you.

How the Donegal lad got around that, god knows, I assume no members of the GS have visited him. I also suspect that he simply got a normal pub or hotel licence anyway which are easy to get these days.

If you are that desperate for a pint on that day, I would recommend the Dog Show, its cheaper than the cost of an intercity ticket and probably in better surroundings.
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