Soft Drinks

Sir, - I hear the Irish Vintners Association is advising people to choose a designated driver on a night out

Sir, - I hear the Irish Vintners Association is advising people to choose a designated driver on a night out. Very commendable; but why don't the publicans put their money where their mouths are and give non-drinkers a break?

I got charged £1.75 for a glass of 7Up in a Dublin city-centre pub last weekend. For a minute I thought they'd started charging in euros! - Yours, etc.,

Fintan Lambe, Ballinteer, Dublin 16.