Turbulence ahead says:

Just a pity the Government hadn’t seen the new SLAN Report on Irish people’s health before introducing yet more draconian laws in relation to alcohol consumption. Because it seems the problem they set out to cure - binge drinking - is already curing itself. Something fairly evident to anyone looking at the consumption data or even passing by empty pubs during the week.

This is a must read. The whole post is worth it, and the conclusion is very interesting:

As I’ve said before, and will say again, we have a young’ish population by comparison to other EU countries, but our indigenous youth population is now in decline - and with it so are alcohol sales. The binge drinking horse has bolted, so shutting the stable door by punishing the overwhelming majority of us who don’t binge drink is disproportionate and an infringement of our freedom. Simple as that.

Turbulence Ahead: Binge Blaming.