Most off-sales ‘for young drinkers’

UP TO 80% of off-licence sales at the weekend are for underage drinkers, gardaí said yesterday.

The Association of Garda Sergeants and Inspectors (AGSI) wants the Government to cut the opening hours of all off-licences.

"There is a need to reduce the opening hours of off-licences, where 70%-80% of the weekend business is juvenile-related," said a spokesman for AGSI.