Pub owners in Limerick may yet face a challenge to yesterday’s court ruling which allows them to open for business for a number of hours on Good Friday.
The District Court yesterday granted a special exemption to pub owners in the Limerick city and suburbs area to open from 6pm to 11.30pm on 2 April.
Judge Tom O’Donnell agreed that the Munster-Leinster rugby match was a special event under the terms of the licensing laws, and that an exemption was appropriate given that the event would bring 26,000 people into the city, and thousands more to watch it in pubs and hotels.
A report on yesterday’s court decision has been passed onto senior gardaí in Limerick by the State solicitor Michael Murray, who opposed the application for a special exemption on behalf of gardaí and the State.
It is understood the report on the court decision will be sent to the Garda Commissioner's Office, who may seek the advice of the Attorney General on the decision.
It will then be up to the Attorney General to decide if the ruling will be appealed to the High Court.
