After paying €9.95 for two pints of Guinness at Oliver St John Gogarty pub, €10.65 for a vodka with a €6.20 Red Bull mixer, and €10.95 for a pint of Kilkenny, the total amounted to €47.70. On Easter Sunday, March 31, shortly before 3:30 p.m. “Live music from 12pm to 1.45am included” is mentioned at the bottom of the receipt.

Jim Gildea, a councillor for Fine Gael, shared it and expressed his concern about the potential effects that such costs may have on Ireland's tourist sector. To raise awareness about the costs being demanded from tourists and other Temple Bar patrons, he made the decision to share the receipt with the public.

He stated, “It's outrageous, I am really worried about the impact this has on the travel and tourism sector. Temple Bar is well known for being Dublin's centre. A pint of ale costs €11, while a vodka and Red Bull costs over €17. That astounds me.”

He continued: “And a lot of pubs in Temple Bar or town, not necessarily this one, increase their prices at night as well.”

Owner Martin Keane has previously defended the establishment's pricing, which are comparable to those of many other bars in the Temple Bar area. In February 2023, he told a reporter from Dublin's Newstalk radio station that the growing cost of living and inflation had affected the bar.

“It's a little after 12 o'clock in the afternoon, and we have musicians performing, as you can see, but it's pricey,” he remarked.

“They have to be paid, they have to get increases. So, our rates and overheads still stand and, unfortunately, the price of alcohol, like everything else, is rising.”