Galway Advertiser 2005/2005_01_13/GA_1301_E1_025.pdf 

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January 13 2005

Galway Advertiser

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City pub must close for two days for serving underage girl
A Galway city centre pub must close its door for two days after being convicted at Galway District Court of selling a vodka drink to a 17-years-old girl. Judge Mary Fahy accepted that the licensee was doing his best to curb underage drinking but said young girls can make themselves look a lot older as they try to get into bars which are popular with older teenagers. Michael Dooley, licensee of Mixer's Bar, Mary Street, pleaded guilty to permitting the girl to consume a bottle of WKD vodka on his premises and also to a second charge of allowing the girl to be on his premises after 9 pm, contrary to Section 14 of the relatively new Intoxicating Liquor Act 2003. The court heard the pub was inspected at 12.30am on April 24 last by Garda Ivan Cunnane who spoke to the girl. She told him at first she was 18 years old, but later admitted to being just 17. Defence solicitor Cathal Gibbons said his client was in business for seven years and was doing his very best to stop underage drinking. He had employed two bouncers on the door of the pub to inspect people's identification and this was again checked at the counter by bar staff. Judge Mary Fahy accepted that girls of that age could look 18 or 19, or even older in an attempt to get into bars popular with young people. She accepted that Dooley was doing his best to uphold the legislation. As this was his first offence and he had pleaded guilty, the judge ordered closure of the pub for just two days and imposed a fine of 500 on the first charge, taking the second charge into account.

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ANNUAL ANTIQUES AUCTION
Highly important sale of antique furniture and fine art. To be held on the premises at

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Sunday 16th January 2005 at 2pm sharp
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Cappagh Road public lighting to be upgraded and extended
BY KERNAN ANDREWS The public lighting on Cappagh Road from the junction of the Barna Road to the entrance at Liosmor is being upgraded, while public lighting for much of the roadway as far as the roundabout on the Western Distributor Road is also being provided. The Cappagh Road is used people who walk the Western Distributor Road. The additional lighting south of the roundabout will give security to some residents who were reluctant to take this walk at night because of the lack of public lighting. The news has been welcomed by Knocknacarra councillor Donal Lyons. "I am delighted that the public lighting is being upgraded and that my request for additional public lighting is now being addressed," said Cllr Lyons. The councillor has been making on-going representations to city officials on the need to have the public lighting extended and had received numerous complaints and representations from Cappagh Road and Lismore residents living on estate on the need for additional lighting.

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