Profiteers and puritans ruining the Republic

READING the news in the Examiner that the police have been allowed to impose a 9pm curfew on outside drinkers in Cork City has finally decided the issue for me - I am boycotting the Irish Republic for the foreseeable future.

Sat, 07 Aug, 2004 - 01:00

This has not been an easy choice. I have been visiting the Republic on holiday and to see family for 20-odd years. My wife is from the Republic and we come over to see relatives and have a holiday twice a year.

Last year, we had a great time in Cork. Apart from some over-priced B&Bs and the continual rip-off pricing that the Irish and tourists suffer alike, we did find some good-value places and planned to return this September.

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