Madam, – Rosemary Garth of the Alcohol Beverage Federation of Ireland (November 9th) does not live in the real world. Minors regularly manage to access alcoholic products, whether by direct sale or not, and the federation’s abdication of responsibility in this regard is very worrying.
In addition, the quoted employment figure of 78,000 appears low and should be increased to take account of all the medical professionals, councillors and social workers that spend their working days dealing with alcohol-related illnesses. – Yours, etc,