Hotels caught upping prices

THE Director of Consumer Affairs is to prosecute two well-known Galway hotels for charging more than the displayed prices for specific drinks during the busy race week.

Tens of thousands of punters and tourists have been pouring into the city’s bars from the Ballybrit racecourse all week, celebrating their success or drowning their sorrows.

But Director of Consumer Affairs Carmel Foley’s announcement yesterday reveals that some licensed premises owners appear to have been taking advantage of their customers.