12 pubs – Deshocks

Talking to Matt Cooper about the #12pubs – listen back

I had a chat with Matt Cooper on Today FM about the #12pubs piece I wrote for The Herald. You can listen to that here (from about 30 minutes). The poll is still open if you have a strong view, either way! [polldaddy poll=7650769]

2018-12-01T09:57:17+00:00 December 17th, 2013|Categories: Opinion|Tags: 12 pubs, addiction, alcohol, Matt Cooper|

Don't buy into the 12 pubs hysteria

Only in Ireland can things be allowed to go so far that the people who sell us drink are the ones who tell us when we’ve had enough. But that’s just what happened this week when one Dublin publican called a halt to the annual Christmas jumper and vomit fest that is the 12 pubs of [...]

2018-12-01T09:57:18+00:00 December 16th, 2013|Categories: Opinion|Tags: 12 pubs, addiction, alcohol, Christmas, drink, Ireland, mental health|