Licensed wisdom XXXI

-- a collection of notable quotes

“I think it should be re-named Aras An ‘Scooperon’.” – Comedian Barry Murphy describing the splendor of the Licensed Vintners Association Head Office in Ballsbridge at this year’s Irish Pub of the Year Awards.

 

“A lot of it is down to ‘When is last time you took notice of alcohol advertising on TV or elsewhere?’; they wouldn’t know.” – The Association of Advertisers in Ireland’s Chief Executive Barry Dooley on the unwelcome introduction of further advertising restrictions on alcohol by Government.