Minimum alcohol pricing is nigh

Still?

MUP going well for everyone who lives in place like this.....lads just go to an pub with an off licence or use their delivery service.

Nothing has changed unless your tesco.

They should introduce MUP for petrol/diesel. Or maybe make cars out of reach of the lower income section of society. That'll solve most of the problems.

Can't read that rag, but if that's all it says, then it seems to be providing the opposite of sensationalism. There are already groups on Instagram and Snapchat doing runs.

I'm not even on Instagram or snapchat and know that.

I'm not sure what the Government thought would happen if they kept adding tax on alcohol and then add something like MUP to the most expensive alcohol in the EU.

Would they really be that surprised if people saw a profit to be made on the black market for it?

"A remarkable success for the publicans of Ireland."

So it has nothing to do with health?

I wouldn't count my chickens on MUP in the North being quick. It wouldn't be the most difficult thing in the world for those with the ability to bring in alcohol from Europe anyway.

But rejoice it will prove we have solved alcoholism. Waiting for the gobshites in rte to run a news story on it in a years time.

Letters aren't going to do it. There is nobody standing on the platform of abolishing the MUP for you to change your vote to.

The only way, in fact the easiest way, is to use your power as a consumer. Refuse to buy at the new inflated prices. And tell your usual place of business that you will not buy unless the MUP is scrapped.

If enough people do it, if turnover is negatively effected by a large enough amount, then retail bodies will become involved and they are far more powerful.

But we all know that won't happen. People are too lazy, too addicted to drink and habit that the vast majority will simply accept it and pay up.

Currently having a few pints of cider. Apple tree cider in fact.

Used to be able to get 4 cans or 2 liter bottle for 5 or 6 euro. It was 6 percent alcohol. Now they have 2 litre bottles going for 6.99 euro - but of course 4.2 percent alcohol. Sure the taste is the same but the buzz isn't if that makes sense.

I hate this min price alcohol.

It is not to tell the TD's how much they spend on drink. It is merely to let them know that they are going elsewehere to get it. I wouldn't be suggesting it for the statistics. As for the 'theory', I was referring to the decline of alcohol purchases here, and let's face it, it's not beyond the realms of possibility for the government to openly lie to suit their narrative.

I'm not suggesting 'everyone' go North, I was referring to those that do go North or abroad. but I am expecting the alcohol black market to have grown quite substantially by St. Patricks day.

Where there is a profit to be made, you can bet someone will try take advantage of it.

Yeah, they're nearly on target with that aim too. If they could just decide to open the pubs longer, they might hit a bullseye, and the alcohol consumption should plummet right down to their target figure.

apply for a tesco UK clubcard.

use any Nordie address.

they give you the digital clubcard number.

do click and collect, buy all your drink, get the clubcard bonus also, which saves you a good chunk on top of prices, use your digital clubcard.

drive up, get your booze.

lads are up there today doing it.

your welcome.

That is actually the only way to protest this.

If you stop using the off licenses then consumption will go down and that's the plan for MUP.

If you boycott the pubs then the government will take no heed, actually they will be happy because again it's less consumption.

Going to the north is only attractive for some because of the exchange rate and the price of fuel, so that's not going to be enough of an issue to make the government react.

So your only choice is to organize an anti- MUP group.

Fund yourselves by pooling all the money members save by not going to the pub and off license and bring a case to Europe.