Tribunal told licensing law inspections shoud be 'quick'

Pub and nightclub inspections by gardai enforcing the liquor licensing law should be a quick-run strategy and not a prolonged exercise, the Morris Tribunal heard today.

Chief Superintendent John Kelly, an expert on licensing law enforcement, said there was no reason other than a citizen’s complaint for inspecting gardai to remain in a bar if they did not see drink being served after hours.