Doctors seek supermarket alcohol ban (Ireland)

[The Straight Story]

Doctors seek supermarket alcohol ban

Doctors have called for a ban on the sale of drink in supermarkets, small shops and petrol stations.

The Irish Medical Organisation (IMO) said licences allowing the sale of alcohol in these shops should be phased out.

The group said that Minister for Justice Brian Lenihan had "correctly identified the off licence sector as the major source of our continuing alcohol problem".

"Attempts at a voluntary code have rightly been seen as a futile exercise", said former IMO president Prof Joe Barry.

"Increasing concerns about home drinking have their root in the manner in which supermarkets in particular have marketed alcohol over the past number of years," he added.

http://www.ireland.com/newspaper/breaking/2008/0218/breaking13.html?via=mr

[Lasher]

1. What, Irish people are drinking alcoholic beverages?

Shocking! And this new trend includes home drinking!

:eyes:

[OffWithTheirHeads]

2. Oh puleeeeze! When I was there there were at least 10 pubs

for every grocery store and "Granny" was pouring us shots of Black Bush at 10:00A.M. Yeah, that'll work, keep booze out of the grocery stores.

[Mojorabbit]

3. This will be next world wide

like cigs, alcohol will be next. Sigh.

[soothsayer]

4. yeah, but at least you can make yer own booze! like m great grandma used to

[Mojorabbit]

5. True

and I do make mead and beer. soon there will be alcohol testing just like drug testing. Control of the population and there are plenty who will be just fine with it cause it is for the "good of all" or cause it saves them insurance money which will be another excuse.