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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Are Garda resources under so much pressure that we cannot afford an extra hour each night until 3 a.m. in order to maintain the tradition we have had in Killorglin? It was open all night at one time.

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Are we under such pressure for Garda resources? I invite the Taoiseach, the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration, the Chief Whip and the Ceann Comhairle to Puck Fair. All are welcome.

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Is An Garda Síochána under so much pressure that we cannot afford an extra hour each night?

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It is a yearly event. It has been happening for more than 413 years.

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The Government is hurting everyone now with this hour because of Garda resources.

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He knows what the place is like.

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