How to put an end to early morning anarchy

WE have an epidemic of late-night street disorder with assault cases clogging up A&E units where drunk and drugged teenagers, having already abused the gardaí, turn on doctors and nurses, terrify sick patients and threaten ambulance crews.

We allow discos and nightclubs to remain open until 3am or 4am instead of stopping the sale of alcohol at 12.30am with drinking-up time until 1am, like any pub, during weekends.

From 1am onwards patrons would start to drift away and by 4am there would be no-one on the premises.