Alcohol Bill '08 Public Demonstration

dublin | consumer issues | event notice Friday June 27, 2008 16:35 by Phier

Protest to create awareness and suggest alternatives to a bill that may be passed shortly that will put an end to theatre licenses causing everywhere to close at 2.30am and imposing further restrictions on sunday night opening hours by closing establishments at 1am.

Hello there,

With the Government still ignoring the plight of Irish nightclubs, as they rush through legislation regarding the opening hours of clubs, we have decided that we have no option but to
stage a public demonstration outside The Dail next Wednesday, July 2nd at 1pm. You are invited to come along to show your support.

This is a peaceful protest, designed to create more media and political awareness to the current situation, which is now threatening many jobs in the industry, not to mention the enjoyment of patrons
all around the country.

We encourage those working within the industry particularly, to make up your own signs or placards displaying messages of protest. In the case of this demonstration our main types of slogans should
refer to the threat of jobs and the 1am curfew that will be placed on late night venues on Sundays. Examples could be "Don't Kill Our Industry", "Save Our Jobs", "Don't Destroy Our Industry", "Save
Our Sundays", "Save Ireland's Nightlife" etc.

For now we encourage you to contact your local TD and urge them to speak up in The Dail while this current alcohol bill is still up for discussion. To those who have already done so, we’d like to
thank you very much.

More information on this demonstration will follow early next week.

Thanks,

Give Us The Night Team

Further discussion: http://forum.electricpicnic.ie/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=2632