Hefty house party fines for property owners promised

'It would appear, that once the owner or occupier of the house is established, a fine can be issued [for a house party] in the post'.

Gardaí can post hefty house party fines to a property's owner or occupier, even if no one answers the door to gardaí, the president of the Garda Representative Association has warned. 

Concerns had been raised that new enforcement powers, agreed to by cabinet, may not work because although proposed new legislation would grant gardaí powers to fine or even jail people for throwing house parties, they could not force entry to the property.