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# booze - Friday 17 January, 2020
Pub crawls and happy hours to be banned in parts of holiday islands Mallorca and Ibiza
Fines for offences will range from €6,000 to €600,000.
# booze - Wednesday 18 December, 2019
Ireland can't wait forever to ban the sale of cheap alcohol, says Varadkar
The government wants to introduce minimum pricing at the same time as the North.
# booze - Sunday 30 June, 2019
Poll: Do you support minimum price rules for alcohol in Ireland?
Similar rules in Scotland have seen the sales of alcohol drop dramatically in the past year.
# booze - Thursday 27 December, 2018
Finance Minister was going to give smokers a break in Budget 2019 - but changed his mind
The department said the last-minute shift was for health reasons.
# booze - Monday 5 November, 2018
Alcohol ads to be banned near schools, creches and playgrounds from next year
From 12 November 2019, ads for alcohol in the cinema will also be banned except for over 18s movies.
# booze - Thursday 27 September, 2018
€165,000 in smuggled beer seized at Dublin Port
The 25,700 litres of alcohol were seized from a foreign-registered truck entering the country on a ferry from Holyhead in Wales yesterday.
# booze - Tuesday 25 September, 2018
Cancer warning labels on alcohol products will not be ditched from Public Health Alcohol Bill
There were reports that warnings on alcohol products linking excessive consumption to fatal cancers were to be removed.
# booze - Wednesday 8 November, 2017
After a long hiatus, the Bill to ban booze ads from buses, trains and near schools is back
It’s showdown time for the controversial Public Health Alcohol Bill which is back on the agenda this week.
# booze - Wednesday 4 October, 2017
Can I have a glass of wine? 8 questions about breastfeeding and booze - answered
There’s a lot of confusion around alcohol and breastfeeding. We spoke to an expert for some clarity.
# booze - Saturday 23 September, 2017
Costs for local shops and the Guinness Christmas ad... just two stumbling blocks facing alcohol bill
The bill seeks to restrict the sale and advertising of alcohol across the country.
# booze - Friday 23 June, 2017
Poll: Should alcohol advertising be banned in Ireland?
We want to know if you think there are too many ads for drink around these days.
# booze - Tuesday 14 March, 2017
# booze - Sunday 15 January, 2017
12 Things You'll Know If You Learned How to Drink in a Field
It’s a rite of passage.
# booze - Thursday 1 December, 2016
J1-favourite Four Loko is finally being brought to Ireland
Prepare yourselves.
# booze - Thursday 17 November, 2016
There's trouble between Fine Gael and the Independent Alliance again... this time it's over alcohol
Independent Alliance TDs say certain sections of the Public Health Alcohol Bill are akin to a “nanny state”.
# booze - Thursday 29 September, 2016
Craft beer takeover to continue as Irish college offers first ever brewing course
Classes begin September of next year.
# booze - Tuesday 19 July, 2016
Deliveroo launches alcohol delivery service in Ireland
The service will mostly be limited to Dublin.
# booze - Friday 15 July, 2016
# booze - Saturday 25 June, 2016
Did you hear the one about the mystery American tourists and the free bar?
A mystery group turned up in Tralee earlier this week and decided to cover the cost of everyone’s booze.
# booze - Saturday 9 April, 2016
Booze ban deters Indian worshippers from visiting temples
Liquor had been the traditional offering.
# booze - Thursday 17 March, 2016
Poll: Will you drink alcohol today?
What’ll yours be?
'Ireland is hopelessly devoted to alcohol, you'll see that today'
Andrew McGinley, who has worked behind a bar many a St Patrick’s Day, says that while you see everyone enjoying themselves, a bigger question comes to mind.
# booze - Friday 19 February, 2016
Dun Laoghaire is getting this brand new craft beer pub next week
Galway Bay Brewery, which already runs a number of pubs in the city centre, is moving out to the suburbs.
# booze - Thursday 18 February, 2016
# booze - Wednesday 20 January, 2016
North Korea claims to have invented hangover-free booze
It’s between 30% and 40% proof – but causes no headaches. Apparently.
# booze - Friday 15 January, 2016
This comedian made a 'booze suit' to sneak alcohol on a boat
Well done, lad.
# booze - Tuesday 5 January, 2016
8 reasons to keep telling yourself Dry January is the smart choice
The unbearable smugness of being.
# booze - Friday 4 December, 2015
7 boozy hot drinks to warm you up tonight
Warm up, wrap up, booze up.
# booze - Tuesday 1 December, 2015
10 ways to DIY your own booze-filled advent calendar
Tis the season to be ‘jolly’.
# booze - Monday 5 October, 2015
This Irish beer just got voted the best of its kind in the world
… and no, it’s not Guinness.
# booze - Wednesday 30 September, 2015
This English village is about to allow alcohol sales for the first time ever
Bournville, which was founded by the teetotal Cadbury family, was the last remaining “dry village” in England.
# booze - Friday 17 July, 2015
Here's what Dublin's newest Wetherspoons looks like
The Old Borough in Swords will open its doors next week.
# booze - Tuesday 7 July, 2015
Nearly half of pregnant women in Ireland binge drink
That’s the highest rate among four studied countries.
# booze - Sunday 28 June, 2015
Meet the man who helped spark the craft-beer revolution
Jim Koch is the man behind Samuel Adams Boston Lager.
# booze - Wednesday 10 June, 2015
This is how Irish alcohol taxes compare to the rest of the EU
A new report says that the cost of a pub pint would be 14% lower if Ireland’s beer excise was as low as the German rate.
# booze - Thursday 21 May, 2015
First world problem alert: There's a global Prosecco drought on the way...
The grape used to produce everyone’s favourite pre-drink has had a couple of particularly bad harvests in a row in Italy.
# booze - Wednesday 13 May, 2015
When it comes to alcohol abuse, the Irish aren't the worst in the world
We’re actually the fourth worst, according to a new report.
# booze - Friday 3 April, 2015
Poll: Do you agree with the Good Friday alcohol ban?
Or will you be having a tipple today?
# booze - Tuesday 31 March, 2015
Poll: Should off licences near to big events be temporarily closed?
What do you think?
# booze - Saturday 21 March, 2015
Is Guinness good for you? Look at the label
Diageo will start displaying nutritional information on alcohol.
Your say
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Poll: What Government coalition do you want?
WITH TALKS BETWEEN Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael set to take place next week, the prospect of a Grand Coalition is looking like a distinct possibility.
According to a Business Post/Red C opinion poll today, fewer than two in ten people want another General Election.
Some 26% of the 3,700 voters surveyed favour a grand coalition involving Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael and smaller parties.
Another 26% favour a Sinn Féin-led left-wing government, while 19% of voters say they would prefer a coalition involving Fianna Fáil, Sinn Féin and smaller parties.
So, today we’re asking: What Government coalition do you want?
Poll Results:
Fianna Fáil-Fine Gael grand coalition with smaller parties (6364)
Sinn Féin-led coalition with smaller parties (3753)
Another General Election (3104)
Sinn Féin-Fianna Fáil coalition with smaller parties (2834)
None of the above (972)
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