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Irish abstinence from alcohol leads to loss of 15,000 jobs

By
DONAL THORNTON,
IrishCentral.com Staff Writer

Published Monday, March 22, 2010, 10:32 AM
Updated Tuesday, March 23, 2010, 9:41 AM

 

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Traditionally, the Irish are renowned as being big drinkers, but figures published by the Drinks Industry Group of Ireland (DIGI) would suggest that this is not the case anymore.
 
Drink sales have dropped by 11 percent last year alone, and the Irish are now drinking less alcohol than they were in 1995.

In the last 18 months, 15,000 jobs people have now lost their jobs.
 
The majority of the jobs lost were in bars, hotels and restaurants. However, many barley farmers have been left with useless crops, as there is less demand for beer production.
 
Over 1,500 pubs have closed in the last five years and a further 2,000 are expected to close in the next 10 years.
 
Many blame the recession and the Celtic Tiger hangover, but Ireland's mindset and social values have changed in recent years.
 
It is no longer socially acceptable to frequent a bar more than a couple of times a week.
 
The price of the pint and Ireland’s smoking ban has forced many people to drink at home.

DIGI says that the cut in excise duty in last Decembers budget did little to stimulate alcohol sales.
 

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Posted by kickstar on Mar 25, 2010, 12:59 PM EDT
Slight adjustments to familiar things can mean they no longer are what they were and are altered beyond recognition in some cases, So it goes with the Pub in Ireland, First the pubs put the pressure on with continuous spiraling price increases, Then came the Tobacco ban at this point pub owners could have lowered their prices to save custom...They did the opposite, To Cover the cost of building smoking dens they said, Those pubs that have and that will go under have only their own greed to thank and I for one will be shedding no tears, This day was always going to dawn for the Publicans....Thank God.
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Posted by JBRAFTREE on Mar 24, 2010, 07:28 PM EDT
I've kept right up though!!!
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Posted by chaplainmiles on Mar 24, 2010, 03:22 PM EDT
So the fact that Irishmen are drinking less may be because of the recession? I'd think that the stress of the recession would cause people to drink MORE. Cheers from Rev. Austin Miles in America(a fellow Irishman born, Keeney, but then adopted). P.S. This correspondant is a non-drinker, being on an ecclesiastical diet.
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Posted by peterson on Mar 24, 2010, 02:56 PM EDT
This news was so sad that it might drive a person to drink !!
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Posted by shuvonn on Mar 24, 2010, 01:50 PM EDT
What is the difference between paying for All un-insured that America already does?
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Posted by mrkennedy on Mar 24, 2010, 11:04 AM EDT
If this happened in the U.S. over 100,000 jobs would be lost, but then these unemployed Americans wouldn't have to worry as they would be covered under President Obama's Health Care Bill that he signed yesterday!
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Posted by vamapres on Mar 24, 2010, 09:45 AM EDT
yeah
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Posted by CLoghry1938 on Mar 24, 2010, 09:04 AM EDT
It just proves what I have known all along. Most Irish are not Alcoholics.
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Posted by nparrish1 on Mar 23, 2010, 11:12 PM EDT
Forget the previous comment, she's a dirty tart as you will see if you read her older posts. My favorite Irish saying...."Is Life Worth Living? That depends on the Liver!"
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Posted by dsdfereede on Mar 23, 2010, 08:32 PM EDT
its because drinking in bars is too expensive $9 FOR A PINT,you can buy a bottle of wine for $7 at the supermaRKET,and drink at home,25% unemployment as well,the celtic tiger is dead
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Posted by brownsauce on Mar 23, 2010, 08:02 PM EDT
It's probably for the best = http://bit.ly/a3S4sb
 


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