Calling time on drink prices
From The Irish Catholic "The age of first drinking has dropped to 14. Irish teenagers drink as often as their European counterparts but they drink a lot more, and pretty…
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Calling time on drink prices
Spending and availability
The National Income and Expenditure Annual Results show that €7.447 billion was spent on alcoholic beverages (including pubs) in 2018. The Household Budget Survey 2015 to 2016 provides an insight…
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Spending and availability
The booze battle
We know that Ireland has a drink problem, but how to tackle it has become a fight between politicians, lobby groups and the alcohol industry. How will we wean ourselves…
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The booze battle
Irish Times – Who will mourn the loss of our pubs?
The Irish pub is dying. Is there any hope that it can be revived? Does anybody really care? Or are we ready to wave good bye to it and embrace…
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Irish Times – Who will mourn the loss of our pubs?