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Call for off licence shutdown every St Patrick's Day

Off licences around the country should shut down every year for St Patrick’s Day, it was claimed today.

Wed, 16 Mar, 2005 - 16:17

Off licences around the country should shut down every year for St Patrick’s Day, it was claimed today.

The Pioneers Total Abstinence Association, which has up to 200,000 members, made the call on the eve of the national feast day.

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