Sir, – Barry Walsh (Letters, June 15th) is seemingly unaware of the distinction between sales and consumption. Three cans of lager in a supermarket is priced roughly the same as a pint in a pub. Thus the sales go down (pub and restaurant closures) but the consumption remains the same.
We’re not drinking less, we’re just paying less. – Yours, etc,
GEOFFREY MAGUIRE,
Dangan,
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Galway.