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“What else could they do?” asked defending solicitor, Mr Mark Cooney.
“Not serve him,” said the judge.
“Their obligation is not just to take in cash at the door. They must have sufficient stewards in place. Drunk people should be identified quickly and removed. Gardai should not be used as nannies.
“I don't know what those staff were doing. If a member of the Garda Siochana can make a decision in 10 or 15 seconds whether he's drunk, I wonder what the staff are doing?
“Lets be clear on this – I would not at this stage in my life walk up the main street of Roscommon at these hours because of the amount of drunk people urinating and vomiting on the street.
“It's the same in Athlone and Mullingar and Longford. Licencees have an obligation to society.
“I won't go up the town when they're releasing their patrons onto the street.
“Why is it RTE don't come down and film what's going on on the streets of Longford and Mullingar but they'll tell us what's going on in China?
“If the licencees think I'm going to let the gardai become nurse-nanny for them, they can think again. They'll get no exemptions from me.
“I think the average, ordinary decent people in Athlone would echo these sentiments. They're scared of the amount of drunken flesh falling about.”
Skora apologised for his behaviour through Mr Cooney but was still relieved of €200 for his trouble.
