Pubs and Clubs to get longer opening hours

A note on the aforementioned Galway Hooker at Heuston. Had to work late and get the 7pm to Cork.

Gets to Heuston 6.25 in time for a pint and place is locked up tighter than a squirrel’s bottom. They have a decent regular clientele and could have more if they didn’t piss people off so often!!!!

You know exactly what you were doing.

they wouldn't be let into a nightclub or late bar anyway, these places have very strict door policies not like your regular bar. So whether nightclubs get later closing times is not going to change what you saw. Alot of the vagrancy you saw is related to the accomodation and migration crises nothing to do with nightclubs

Addiction isn't pretty, pro-longed addiction and homelessness is even worse.

They took out the TVs recently too

Was hoping to see the Gold Cup there when I got the train up but nope

Pa Duggans across the road is a great spot for a pre train pint if you're ever stuck

Powerful words from the Head of Alcohol Action Dr Gilheaney on RTÉ at moment.

Clearly, it’s time to scrap this ill thought out proposal.

Sinn Fein rep (didn’t catch her name) on now saying there’s a clear need to do a health impact assessment before going any further.

Also compared the public transport in Berlin to Ireland - there are no similar services here.

AAI are neoprohibitionists incapable of holding a balanced view on anything related to alcohol.

This isn't ill thought out and should have been enacted decades ago

AAI are not respected

TDs acting as publicans mouthpieces want to stop this as they don't want the competition of new licences and cultural licences.

Not a big issue giving the normal noise 6 other nights of the week

Living on a street with 3 pubs, one across the road. Thankfully one across is mostly a day time boozer and the lunatics are gone by 10pm

Good to see Dr Gilheaney was given some time on the six o clock RTÉ news.

She makes imminent sense.

Full public health impact assessment required before this goes anywhere.

That Sunny Sharp guy from “give us back the night” is ineffectual, Stephen Kenny levels of communication skills - does their side no good.

Covid showed the public health organisations thoughts on alcohol and they banged the drum against its for most part

They know best for us, I doubt they have any respect for the OAP having a few pints etc

Well it's not that much of a stretch to make such an argument.

The longer people spend drinking the longer it takes it to ware off, so if you are driving the next morning after a late night out then you may not be as capable as if you had stopped earlier in the night.

I've been in such situations, you plan on leaving early but the night is going well and there is a venue still serving you keep going, with the attitude, "I'll be fine"

A lot of people aren't going home as when the pubs close do people like AAI not realise that with all their "research". At any given weekend night I have the option of heading to 3 or 4 different houses for drinks after closing and I'm in my mid 40's with a small group of friends. Imagine what people in their 20's or 30's are doing. Opening venues later will not decrease late night drinking it will just move it from houses to pubs/clubs. The naivety of some people who don't realise this is dumbfounding.

Difference over there though is they're far stricter when it comes to getting completely hammered.

I'd say all of us gave, if we're being honest.

And we know full well that these people will not go home when they are "ready" because they are never ready.

You can argue the same for any addicts. Drink, drugs, gambling, porn, food, cigarettes, phone screens, gaming, religion, fitness, whatever to excess - it will take its toll on the mind and body. However, should we ban/restrict everything because a few cannot cope without succumbing to excesses?

Industrial relations negotiations in this country may “seem fairly handy” at the outset - VERY different story when the two sides sit down to do a deal - especially with the public sector.

What deal? Why would there be a deal? You do your job, as normal, for the hours you’re rostered in for.

I love the irony of a full public health impact report being needed for late opening hours while for minimum unit pricing it was just a case of "yeah this will cost everyone more but we think it will be grand cus think of the children" meanwhile scotland is showing a marked increase in hard drug problems across all ages including children since its introduction.

Scrapping this bill is just typical reactionary and regressive conservative nonsense from the 50+ age group who despise young people being able to enjoy themselves.

Meanwhile in Germany they already have staggered late opening hours with no issues and have just legalised weed while we think going the other direction is a good idea. Cant wait for my next stag in Berlin, dont imagine many will be coming or even staying here in the future and whether people like it or not they are a boon to the economy among other various forms of tourism which scrapping this will absolutely have a negative impact on.

Yes, MUP currently costing modest drinkers a few hundred per year was another FG pro pub wheeze that morphed into a health measure based on a wing and a prayer.

Now FG needing an easy win are at it again and this time it's the late night drinkers in the firing line.