ID scheme tackles underage drinking

A CREDIT union has launched a novel scheme to put teenagers in the picture about the national ID card.

Bandon Credit Union is the first commercial body in the country to row in behind gardaí and pub owners in helping to combat underage drinking.

The local credit union branch has devised a sponsorship scheme to pay the 6 charge for the Department of Justice-issued National Age Card (NAC) for all school-leavers in the Bandon area.