Posted on 10/24/2020 7:20:43 AM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer
Police in Ireland have searched a suspected illicit pub, or "shebeen", on suspicion of breaching coronavirus measures.
The property near Athy in County Kildare was targeted by Gardai officers on Friday evening.
Gardai searched the suspected shebeen at about 8pm and found a fully operational bar in a repurposed state.
Shebeen is an Irish term which refers to an illicit bar or club where alcoholic drinks are sold without a licence.
The premises was fitted with a bar, stools, tables, chairs, a 70in flat-screen television, and a full-size pool table.
There were several beer taps on the bar, along with an under bar cooler and kegs.
There was also a smoking area, store room and toilet.
Officers seized five kegs of beer, a significant amount of spirits and bottled beers, and various bar equipment including the taps, gas and coolers.
An investigation is now under way and files will be prepared for the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP).
Officers were called to a report of a party at a flat on Simpson Street in Angel Meadows shortly after 11.20pm on Friday night.
DJ mixing decks, industrial speakers and a buffet was found by officers on arrival.
A total of 52 fines have been handed out since Greater Manchester went into Tier 3 restrictions.
Assistant Chief Constable Mabs Hussain, of Greater Manchester Police, said: "This party was a blatant disregard of the rules and for public health. It is totally unacceptable in the current crisis the whole world is facing and is not what we want our officers to be spending their time doing.
"We had no alternative but to issue the maximum penalty for breaching the legislation on large gatherings and I hope this serves as a reminder to those considering to flout the rules - we will take action."
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The Irish also just announced that priests would be prohibited from celebrating Mass publicly and would be jailed if they were caught.
Amazing.
Yup,that’s straight from the atheists in Brussels...and Dublin.
And the Catholic bishops. Ireland evangelized the world in the late 19th-early 20th century, and look at them now.
But if there are enough kegs, maybe no one goes home... /s
Drink enough whisky - no more virus !
Then drink some more just in case.
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