McDowell has taken the craic out of us

ON holidays and long weekends, my husband, 13-year-old son and I liked to attend traditional Irish music sessions at hotels in our region.

McDowell has taken the craic out of us
Fri, 16 Jul, 2004 - 01:00

But we haven’t been to one since the 9pm ban on children in the bars of these establishments.

Justice Minister Michael McDowell never thought about the likes of us; neither did he think of the people coming to this country on caravan holidays. What does he think they are going to do with their children at night?

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