Selling of alcohol

Madam, - I am delighted to see that Pádraig Cribben, chief executive of the Vintners' Federation of Ireland, thinks that alcohol…

Madam, - I am delighted to see that Pádraig Cribben, chief executive of the Vintners' Federation of Ireland, thinks that alcohol "needs to be sold under controlled conditions" (Feb 9th). I would agree with him wholeheartedly.

Does this mean that he is going to have a word with his publicans and implement better regulations so that alcohol is refused to those under 18 and to those who are already inebriated when they enter a public house?

Will he also be asking his publicans to refuse to serve more alcohol to those who have "had enough to drink"?

- Yours, etc,

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MARIANNE CRONIN, Tuamgraney, Co Clare.