Danny Healy-Rae (Kerry, Independent)

Many people are looking forward to the Puck Fair festival in Killorglin this year. It has been going on for over 400 years and survived many obstacles, bad times and good times. It even survived Joe Duffy's attack on the goat. However, 14 publicans looked for an exemption until 3 a.m. from the District Court recently. They only got an exemption until 2 a.m. I believe they are appealing it. I hope they are. They were told it would be too much of a strain on Garda resources, yet we have to listen constantly to requests here in Dublin about opening Dublin until 6 a.m. They are saying they want to bring back the night. Puck Fair is a place where so many people come back to meet each other yearly, or maybe every three or four years.

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