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Poll: Is the 'bring your teenager to a pub' initiative a good one?

Proponents believe it will discourage binge drinking.

A PILOT PROJECT started by publicans in Kerry hopes to see more parents bringing their adult teenagers and older children (over 18s) to the pub.

The initiative, which is backed by the Vintners Federation of Ireland, has received the support of a local principal because it aims to encourage sensible drinking and help stop binge drinking.

Today we ask: Is the ‘bring your teenager to a pub’ initiative a good one?


Poll Results:

No (2918)
I don't know (1481)
Yes (1465)

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    Dec 21st 2013, 4:05 PM

    Ive a funny feeling Santa will be coming earlier than usual in this house……

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    Dec 21st 2013, 4:56 PM

    Fnar, fnar.

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    Dec 21st 2013, 4:03 PM

    Another nice news story. Congrats to them both.

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    Dec 21st 2013, 4:06 PM

    Santas prob already emptied his sack!!!

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    Dec 21st 2013, 4:41 PM

    Ho ho ho ho good one

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    Dec 21st 2013, 5:28 PM

    He can’t, he’s got snowballs.

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    Mute Ciaran R
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    Dec 21st 2013, 6:27 PM

    Haha love it Jim

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    Dec 22nd 2013, 5:01 AM

    She could have been a virgin, isn’t that the Christmas story!

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    Dec 21st 2013, 4:05 PM

    Awwww.. Damn those onions I’ve been chopping! So nice to see something happy in the news. Congratulations and happy holidays to you both. May you have a long and happy life together.

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    Dec 22nd 2013, 5:37 AM

    Nice story and all that (as the article doesn’t say it, I have to presume she said ‘yes’, but it’d be hilarious if she actually declined his proposal), but people crying over it is taking the whole thing a bit too far!

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    Dec 22nd 2013, 10:32 AM

    I agree…. How can u read the journal and chop onions at the same time is what is like to know…..

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    Dec 21st 2013, 4:14 PM

    best of luck to both of you and many happy years together.

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    Dec 21st 2013, 4:46 PM

    I’m scratching my head trying to figure out how anyone could red-thumb this story

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    Dec 21st 2013, 6:07 PM

    Because we are men

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    Dec 22nd 2013, 12:16 AM

    I know it’s mad

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    Dec 21st 2013, 5:22 PM

    Lovely story. Santa is a very lucky man too!

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    Dec 21st 2013, 6:29 PM

    awww fair play, and who says Irish men aren’t romantic? That must have taken some organising! Long life and happiness together to them!

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    Dec 21st 2013, 4:59 PM

    Rudolph the red thumb reindeer

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    Dec 21st 2013, 8:02 PM

    What’s all this Mum stuff, surely in Ireland we say Ma or Mam.

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    Dec 21st 2013, 4:27 PM

    Home wrecker

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    Dec 21st 2013, 7:18 PM

    They are together for eight and a half years, and have a daughter, it can’t be that much of a surprise.

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    Dec 22nd 2013, 3:46 AM

    Bah-humbug Maura!

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    Dec 21st 2013, 6:14 PM

    I’m still trying to get my head around how they got a sheuna pike, they don’t even have feet.

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    Dec 21st 2013, 8:30 PM

    Lovely story but did her daughter get to meet the real Santa?!

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    Dec 21st 2013, 10:39 PM

    I’ve got something in my eye… Lovey story, original, thoughtful proposal. Wishing them all the best!

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    Dec 21st 2013, 7:30 PM

    The things people will do just to get attention. Pathetic.

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    Dec 21st 2013, 7:34 PM

    Like troll.on the journal?

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    Dec 21st 2013, 5:09 PM

    Awe cute

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    Dec 21st 2013, 11:30 PM

    Ah that was lovely.hump the begrudges,!some jealous.

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    Dec 22nd 2013, 6:45 AM

    - How do you turn a Fox into an Elephant…..?? – marry her…

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    Dec 22nd 2013, 1:52 AM

    Hmmmm! I see there’s a child involved, hmmmmmmmmmm!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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