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Alcohol Action Ireland, the national charity for alcohol related issues, welcomed the passing of legislation this week lowering of the drink driving limit and allowing for mandatory alcohol testing in injury-related accidents.

The new drink driving legislation that passed through the Dáil this week lowering the legal alcohol limit from 80mg of alcohol per 100 ml blood, to 50mg of alcohol per 100ml of blood, will kill the pub industry according to the Vintners’ Federation of Ireland.

Driving and drinking is set to become a thing of the past in this country after the Dáil passed new legislation further lowering the drink driving limit this week.

A 72-year-old man who was observed driving at night-time with no lights on, was before Ballina District Court this week for a drink driving charge.

Retailers are to agree on a voluntary code of practice for the display of alcohol in shops, according to Fianna Fáil TD Dara Calleary.

A man from Ballina who drove his friends to work the morning after he was out the night before, was convicted, fined and disqualified at Foxford District Court on Tuesday.

A Connemara man who developed a serious alcohol addiction when be started to work with fishermen at the age of 15, appeared before Galway District Court this week charged with a number of drink-related offences.

Kilkenny County Council has been asked to be more specific in defining where people can drink alcohol in public in the county in a bid to enforce bye laws prohibiting alcohol consumption in public places.

Irish businesses were last evening coming to terms with the effects of strict new regulations governing the sale and possession of alcohol, which aim to curb public disorder and eliminate underage drinking.

Irish businesses were last evening coming to terms with the effects of strict new regulations governing the sale and possession of alcohol, which aim to curb public disorder and eliminate underage drinking.