Bertie Ahern

Clampdown on off-licence opening hours

24-Apr-2008 By James Wilmore

Off-licences in Ireland could be forced to close by 10pm and police given powers to seize alcohol from anyone appearing under 18, under tough new...

'Chancellor planning above-inflation price hike for beer'

09-Mar-2008

Alistair Darling is preparing above-inflation price-rises for beer, wine and spirits in his first Budget, in an attempt to tackle widespread alcohol...

Ireland LVA: smoke ban has caused pubs decline

31-Mar-2005

by Ewan Turney One year on from its introduction, the Licensed Vintners Association (LVA) of Ireland has claimed that the smoking ban has been the...

Ahern condemns Irish hosts' protest threat

13-Nov-2003

by MA Reporter A threat by Irish publicans to withhold up to a billion euro in VAT, in protest against the planned smoking ban, has been denounced as...

Happy hour ban in Ireland

19-Aug-2003

Tough new laws banning happy hours have been introduced in Ireland today in a bid to cut heavy drinking in pubs.From this week pubs must close by...

Irish health call

22-May-2003

Ireland has called for health warnings to be placed on bottles and cans of alcohol throughout the EU. Prime Minister Bertie Ahern said his Government...

UK fears as Irish opening hours are threatened by rise in violence

08-Jul-2002

Pubs in Ireland may see their opening hours restricted after an upsurge in late-night violence, a move that some fear could be a sign of things to...