found-on

found-on

English

Alternative forms

• found on

Noun

found-on (plural found-ons)

1. (Ireland, colloquial) A person found by the police consuming alcohol on licensed premises outside opening hours
   • 2003 May 24 "8 hid in toilet during Garda pub search" The Irish Times:

     Judge Devins convicted Mr Kilkenny of after-hours trading and imposed a fine of €1,500. She also fined each of the found-ons €85 each.

   • 2005 July 27, "Morris: Gardaí 'tarnished pub prosecution by planting witness'" Irish Examiner:

     Some Co Donegal gardaí tarnished after-hours drinking prosecutions against a Raphoe publican by planting a found-on in the pub, the Morris Tribunal heard today.

   • 2017 March 2, Denise McNamara, "‘Found-ons’ leave award-winning pub fearing forced closure" Connacht Tribune