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Sale of Alcohol Bill delayed for now |
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(3.3.09) As more jobs are lost, as more late nights venues find it increasingly difficult to stay in business, and as more tourists leave Ireland feeling shortchanged; we have just learned that The Sale of Alcohol Bill has now been delayed even further. The department's Kathleen Connolly informed us that the bill was now scheduled for some time "this year" as opposed to the first quarter of this year, as was the recent indication. Maybe the department should listen to not only us, but to respected media voices like Olivia O'Leary and Niall Stokes, who have recently gone on the record calling for an extension to late night opening hours, as a way to boost the country's beleaguered economy.
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