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Our dining tables would be a lot poorer without Independent off-licences

It is awards season in the movie industry and elsewhere and so too in the drinks world.

Our dining tables would be a lot poorer without Independent off-licences

Sat, 04 Feb, 2017 - 00:00

Leslie Williams

The National Off-Licence Association (NOffLA) recently gave their awards and NOffLA Chairman Gary O’Donovan spoke strongly about the need for a ban on below-invoice selling and for the government to actually introduce the long promised alcohol bill.

While I’m unhappy with parts of the bill I agree that action is needed or there may soon be no more independent off-licences.

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Food & Drink Wine Alcohol Independent off-licences Place: Riversdale Centre Place: Kilkenny Place: Leinster Place: SPIRIT Place: Dublin Place: Connacht Place: Castilla, Spain Place: Langhorne Creek, Australia Place: Cork Place: Vintry Rathgar Place: Rheinessen, Germany Place: Salta, Argentina Place: Calchaqui Valley Place: Salta Person: Chairman Person: Gary O’Donovan Person: Joel Durand Person: Gene Person: Ben Glaetzer Event: Baggot Street Wines Organisation: National Off-Licence Association Organisation: Noffla Organisation: Blackrock Cellar Organisation: Hurleys SuperValu Organisation: O’Donovans Organisation: Kilkenny Whiskey Guild Organisation: McCambridges Organisation: McHughs Organisation: Mitchells Organisation: Donnybrook Fair Malahide Organisation: D4 Organisation: Redmonds Ranelagh Organisation: Jus de Vine Portmarnock Organisation: Cork Organisation: Ardkeen Stores Organisation: Graciano Organisation: Roussanne Organisation: Jus de Vine Organisation: D6 Wines Organisation: Mitchell & Son Organisation: Independents Furmint Organisation: Worldwide Wines Organisation: Martins Organisation: Corkscrew Organisation: Independents

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