As we arrive in Dublin and head to have a traditional Irish breakfast I chance upon a newspaper with an article about Dublin's pub life. On the front page. huzzah! The article was discussing how everyone should visit a pub to get a real taste of the Irish culture and how the economic crisis was affecting pubs in Dublin. Social changes are leading to more wine drinking and entertaining at home, while sales are also hit by tougher drink-driving laws, a smoking ban in public places and rising unemployment. Pub life is also becoming increasingly harder to maintain as off license liquor stores are selling alcohol for less money. Of the various pubs and clubs we have been to throughout Ireland we have noticed that the most common groups of people frequenting them tend to either be young people looking to dance dance or older men sitting around gossiping and watching sports. We have also noticed many signs (posted at just about every round-a-bout) against driving drunk and the need to wear a seatbelt at all times. Clearly the government has noticed that drinking is such a huge part of Irish culture and has integrated it everywhere.
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