Keep your clothes on.
We’re all guilty of doing it. The minute we see the first sight of sun in Ireland, the tops are straight off and we change into something looser and shorter and that’s only when it’s in the high teens.
Then, as we break into the low to mid-twenties, the trousers get shorter to the point where we’re even beginning to roll up the shorts making them almost non-existent.
What happens when we head into the high twenties though? Wednesday is set to be an absolute belter of a day and with the temperatures nearly breaking the 30 degrees mark, you will be tempted to just go fully nude in your own back yard.
‘Sure, what’s the harm?’ you think to yourself as you contemplate about going commando in the garden to optimise your tanning ability and after all, it’s the only way to guarantee that you will have no tan lines.
Hold it right there.
Sunbathing in the nip could see your beautiful tanning time ruined by the Gardaí and instead of wearing a brand new golden cover, you could end up wearing a pair of handcuffs instead.
We’re not joking. If you’re found guilty you could spend half a year in the slammer or if you escape the prospect of jail, you will instead be slapped on the wrist with a €634 fine.
The law comes into play under Section 18 of the Criminal Law (Amendment) Act (1990) which was originally known as the public indecency offence.
The law reads: “any person who commits, in public, any act in such a way as to offend modesty or cause scandal or injure the morals of the community shall be guilty. The person may receive a fine of up to €634.87 or six months imprisonment.”
Basically, if there’s a chance that anyone else will see you, don’t even chance it.
So, our advice to you for Wednesday’s weather is to keep your clothes on and avoid a Father Dougal type incident.
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