Gardaí Opposes Berlin D2 License Renewal After Covid-19 Controversy

DUBLIN BAR, BERLIN D2, is facing a judicial challenge to renew its license after images surfaced last month of breach of Covid-19 social distancing rules.

A video clip was shared on customers’ social media at the popular spot on Dame Lane in the city center.

A masked staff member danced on the bar as he poured drinks into customers’ mouths during the bar’s controversial brunch. The event was billed as “A very drunk baked brunch with your friends.”

The footage went viral online.

The bar’s manager, businessman Jay Bourke, described the footage as “20 seconds of madness” when he commented to the media. The restaurateur told RTE’s Morning Ireland that it “did not reflect at all what happened that day.”

However, gardaí has ​​formally opposed the college withholding its license in an application that was filed today with Judge Michael Coghlan at the Dublin District Court.

The objection was raised by Garda Inspector John Finucane of Pearse Street Station.

Attorney Dorothy Collins confirmed that she was related to the Berlin Bar, which is operated by her client Trillium Leisure Ltd.

A Garda sergeant told Judge Coghlan that the objection was “on the basis of non-compliance with Covid regulations.”

No evidence has yet been heard.

Judge Coghlan ordered the hearing to take place on October 28.

Mr Bourke was not present for the proceedings today.

Judge Coghlan also agreed to a request from Ms. Collins for the direct release of full statements regarding her client’s various alleged breaches of regulations.

At the beginning of the busy list of licensing courts, Judge Coghlan reminded the parties in the cases that these were “unprecedented times.”

The licenses were granted or renewed by pubs, bars, restaurants and cafes, with preconditions that strict compliance will be observed, he said.

If gardaí has ​​found that there were acts of misconduct, “it is not just an endorsement and a slap on the wrist, it is the loss of a license,” he warned.