Tourism Minister Michael Ring says people should “stay away” from St Patrick’s Day celebrations if they plan to get excessively drunk.
The junior minister officially launched the festival programme this week and in doing so argued for a drunkness-free celebration.
“I don’t like the way these people are coming along spoiling it for everyone,” he said. “When you look around people and communities put in a lot of effort.”
"Drink is a fine thing when it’s taken in moderation but what we’re going to have to do is make it like it is with drink driving where excessive drinking is just not acceptable."
Ring argues that 140,000 people visited Ireland during the course of the St. Patrick’s Day festival last year and making sure they spread a positive message when they return is vital.
Source: Rónán Duffy, thejournal, 02/03/15
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