Sir, – I heard the Minister for Education asking Junior Cert students to “celebrate responsibly”. It is unfortunate that we are not able to speak plainly in Ireland when it comes to alcohol and this indicates our failure to tackle the problem of excessive drinking.
It would be much better if the Minister had advised the students not to take alcohol as part of the celebrations.
Furthermore I presume that almost all Junior Cert students are under 18, which is the legal age the purchase of intoxicating liquor.
The defeatist attitude that says “they will get the drink anyway” represents a culture of neglect which the employment of more social workers will not address. – Yours, etc,
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MARGARET LEE,
Ahane,
Newport,
Co Tipperary.