No public drinking fines issued in two years

NEARLY two years after Cork County Council adopted bylaws to crack down on drinking in public places, not one on-the-spot fine has been issued.

A senior council official admitted yesterday that despite the legislation, which was adopted in mid-2004, no fines had been issued anywhere in the county.

Maurice Manning, the council’s acting head of corporate affairs, made the admission after Fianna Fáil’s Cllr Deirdre Forde said she had met with gardaí who are very concerned about the matter.