Discretion is being advised when it comes to Gardaí enforcing the laws to do with outdoor drinking.

The law in Ireland is that drinking outside a public house with a license is not in fact illegal.

Joining The Last Word today was Today FM's courts correspondent Frank Greaney, Chief Executive of the Vintners Federation of Ireland Padraig Cribben and Senior Counsel and Licensing Expert Constance Cassidy to discuss the issue.

Catch the full chat by pressing the Play button on this page.