Gardaí entered the boat on March 25 to carry out an inspection on foot of a request from State agency Waterways Ireland – which is claiming La Peniche is carrying out unlicensed trading, because it does not have planning permission.
Legislative changes were introduced by the Government to allow restaurants to operate as takeaways without planning permission during the pandemic. Dublin City Council confirmed restaurants were still exempt.
However, in a statement to the
Irish Independent, Waterways Ireland said it “believes stationary restaurant or take-away business trading from a boat at a fixed location would require planning permission from Dublin City Council”.
Gardai shut down Dublin restaurant La Peniche on first day of takeaway food service over barge rule
The restaurant manager spent thousands on new stock ahead of the reopening but has now had to throw it out as it s going off
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La Peniche restaurant was closed by Gardai on the first day it opened for takeaway (Image: La Peniche/Facebook)
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