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# Booze Ban

Irish Rail bans alcohol on four Friday services over complaints about 'overindulging' passengers

The company blamed large groups for disrupting other passengers on a number of services.

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Oct 5th 2018, 12:39 PM

# Alcohol Ban

'It's tiring' - McIlroy suggests limiting alcohol sales after receiving abuse from fans at Bay Hill

Rory McIlroy believes the behaviour of fans on the PGA Tour is a growing problem following his third around at the Bay Hill Golf Course.

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Mar 18th 2018, 9:45 AM

# Church and State

Last call for Good Friday drinking ban as bill passes in the Seanad

The Senator who proposed the bill said its passing marks “another progressive step in Ireland’s long journey of separation between Church and State.”

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Jul 19th 2017, 9:16 PM

# Irish Roads

Half of the population believes drivers shouldn't be banned for having alcohol in their system

There is little appetite for stricter rules around driving and alcohol among the Irish population.

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Apr 16th 2017, 6:35 AM

# lunch crunch

Poll: Will you take an alcoholic drink today?

Your daily bite-sized ballot break.

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Apr 14th 2017, 12:45 PM

# Booze Ban

Publicans say Good Friday alcohol ban has no place in a modern Ireland

Publicans have made a fresh appeal for the ban on selling alcohol on Good Friday to be lifted.

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Feb 6th 2017, 6:00 PM

# outdated

Good Friday booze bans show a "19th-century image of Ireland to tourists"

The rules have been panned as “archaic” in today’s multicultural Ireland.

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Apr 3rd 2015, 2:09 PM

# Friday sittings

'I binge drink myself, and I'm ashamed of that': TDs debate alcohol sponsorship of sport

Alcohol and fluoridation of the Irish drinking water supply were discussed by a small number of TDs in a new-look Friday sitting in the Dáil today.

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Nov 8th 2013, 4:51 PM

# Sponsorship

Publicans want 'lid levy' to replace losses from alcohol sports sponsorship ban

Vintners say a 15 per cent levy on off-licence sales would raise over €200 million to replace funding lost by banning alcohol companies from sponsoring sports events.

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Jul 30th 2013, 7:30 AM

# Booze Ban

Committee: Sponsorship of sport by alcohol companies ‘should remain in place’

An Oireachtas Committee has published a series of recommendations today on the government proposals to ban alcohol companies from sponsoring sport.

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Jul 2nd 2013, 1:53 PM

# Good Friday

Calls for Good Friday alcohol ban to be lifted

Restaurants say the “outdated and archaic law” is bad for business.

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Mar 29th 2013, 3:22 PM