Being drunk in public will get you fined (IRL)

Anyone caught in Ireland being drunk in public will be fined on the spot
Apparently a new legislation is giving the gardai the power to fine people on the spot for being drunk in public, and of course if you don’t pay the fine you can face prosecution through our lovely courts system. It works out as 100 Euro for being drunk in public - & 140 Euro for being drunk & disorderly. I thought that all was a joke but no its actually true, of course anyone will tell you that the gardai have no hope in getting that fine to work for them - I can see it now

Guarda: I’m fining you for being drunk, that will be 100 Euro if you fail to pay that now you will be going to see the judge

Drunk person: ah feck off ya big pack of rashers

Guarda: move along then

About 80% of people wandering through Dublin on a Thursday/Friday/Saturday even Sunday night are drunk & if the government were to get 100 euros off each person (including me) they could more than afford to drag us out of the current recession we are facing, the truth is the government are such a corrupt bunch of wankers that the money would be going to buy them all new cars. I for one cant see that fine ever working nor can I see anyone being prosecuted for not paying up, especially if speeding cameras are anything to go by.