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Amendment would end Good Friday drink ban The Licensed Vintners Association, which represents Dublin publicans, has welcomed the introduction of an amendment to the Intoxicating Liquor Bill 2017 by Independent Senator Billy Lawless. The amendment, co-sponsored by Senators Michael McDowell, Victor Boyhan and Gerard Craughwell, calls for the lifting of the current ban on all […]

  Gardaí have no legislative culpability for supervised injection rooms Local government and public devoid of any say in how injection centres are operated and managed Bill paves the way for a “national disaster” as centres to be established across the country Bill decriminalises drug use in certain parts of Dublin city An alliance of

  Monday 6th February 2017 Publicans all over the country are calling on the Government to amend the licensing laws to permit all licensed premises to trade normally on Good Friday. The two main representative groups, the Licensed Vintners Association (Dublin publicans) and the Vintners Federation of Ireland (Outside Dublin) described the current law which