First pub prosecuted for failing to display drink prices under new law

DIRECTOR of Consumer Affairs Carmel Foley yesterday welcomed the first prosecution of a pub for not displaying the price of certain drinks under a new law that allows traders to be fined up to €3,000 for this offence.

Up to now, the maximum fine for conviction of this offence in the District Court was €127.

The Mercantile Bar, at 28 Dame Street, Dublin, which is owned by Sherbelle Taverns Limited, was yesterday the first pub to be successfully prosecuted for not displaying the cost of 16 drinks on their price list.