Saying goodbye to hangovers while holding on to the craic

Alcohol free events and venues are becoming widespread says Nuala Woulfe as people want to make sober sexy.

SOME say the Irish are a nation of boozers – well perhaps not anymore. Across the country the binge drinking stereotype is being broken as ‘alcohol free’ venues and activities take root and take on the pub.

Whether your thing is comedy, gigs, poetry, dance, hillwalking or just chilling, there’s a place for you to have fun and be sober. Dublin has well established events, but alcohol free is taking hold in Galway and Cork as people from their 20s to their 50s say goodbye to hangovers while holding on to the craic.