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A BIRTHDAY celebration led to a group of people being in a Lahinch hotel long after closing time, a court has heard.
Arising out of the incident, Alan Logue pleaded guilty to five sum- monses, under the Intoxicating Liq- uor Act, relating to the Atlantic Ho- oe
Superintendent Gabriel O’Gara told Ennistymon District Court that 25 people were on the premises at the hotel in Lahinch, after 3am on Sunday, March 2 last.
He said that at the time, no explana- tion was given as to why they were on the premises. He said that clos- ing time was 12.30am and said Mr Logue was not on the premises at the mneeten
Defending solicitor William Cahir said that a staff member celebrated
a birthday that night and a number of family members and friends were there for that occasion. He said his client had not given permission for people to be on the premises at that hour and had since apologised to eNO Ne
‘There have been no further breach- es. He runs a very good house. He is not somebody who would have come before the court 1n relation to public order matters on his premises,’ said the solicitor.
The court heard that there were four previous convictions under the Intoxicating Liquor Act, between June 2005 and September 2007. Su- perintendent O’Gara told the court however, “Things have improved since my meeting with him.”
Judge Joseph Mangan imposed fines of €500 in respect of three of the summonses and the other two were struck out.