Local Government (Ireland) Act, 1898

Restriction on use of licensed premises for meetings, offices, &c.

77. Except in cases where no other suitable room is available either free of charge or at a reasonable cost, a district or county council, or any committee thereof, shall not hold a meeting on any licensed premises, nor shall such premises be used as an office of the council, or for any purpose of or incidental to the business of the council or of any officer of the council; and the expression “licensed premises” in this section means premises licensed for the sale of intoxicating liquor, and includes any club at which such liquor is sold.