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Drivers license not acceptable form of ID?

prodigal_son · 2009-08-07 21:42:40

I take it as a compliment when I am asked for id when i purchase alcohol, or try and enter a club. It doesn't happen as often as it used to. I'm 27... :p However, I take it as an insult when I'm told that Drivers license, is not accepted and i need a garda age card or passport. Im not carrying around my passport to prove…

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#32 12-08-2009 2:44am
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maglite wrote: »

care to point out where that is said in the oireachtas ??

I think you missed a bit of what I was saying there maglite. On purpose or not I don't know.

What I did say was:

If I recall, the law also states that if you are under the age of 26, or can be mistaken for being under 26, then you must carry a legal form of ID to gain entry to a licensed premises or to buy alcohol in a shop or off-licence.

This was told to our security staff and I by members of the Garda Siochana on numerous occasions when they were dealing with young guys and girls outside our premises trying to get in without a valid form of ID.

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