Young people face fines over pub ID

PEOPLE aged between 18 and 20 will be fined up to €300 from Monday if they are on a licensed premises after 9pm without ID.

From next week young people in the specified age group must carry identification of age if they wish to drink alcohol on a licensed premises.

The regulation is contained in a batch of new liquor licensing laws that come into effect from next week. Also, from next week it will be illegal to allow children in a pub after 9pm.