Show ‘glamorises excessive drinking’

A drink awareness group has criticised reality TV shows such as Tallafornia for glamorising excessive drinking.

Show ‘glamorises excessive drinking’
Wed, 28 Mar, 2012 - 01:00
Cormac O’Keeffe

Drinkaware.ie told Irish broadcasters they should show the negative results of excessive drinking.

The criticism follows comments by Senator David Norris describing TV3’s Tallafornia as a “seriously drink-sodden programme”.

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