Irish five-piece Keywest were fined for exceeding Dublin City Council's noise limit while busking and for not having their permits visible.
Over twenty fines have been dished out since the controversial by-laws were introduced in April.
“The fine is €75 and is only issued when an earlier warning notice has not been complied with. Eleven fines have been paid to date,” a spokesperson for the government body said.
Keywest, who can usually be found jamming outside Brown Thomas on Grafton Street, were each hit with a fine for performing at a level over 80 decibels in August and have since paid the fee.
Lead singer Andy Kavanagh said that they did have a permit with them but it was tucked away in a guitar case and stated that the new rules are "unachievable."
“The city doesn’t want busking removed,” he said. “I am fine with rules that work and we are happy to talk to them about rules that work.”
“The decibel level is unachievable. If I am singing without a microphone, without an amp, just acoustically on the street, I would be hitting 90 to 95 decibels from 15 feet away,” he told The Herald.
Keywest are currently riding hiding in the official album charts with their second album Joyland debuting at No.2 in the Irish chart last Friday.
