As reported in the Irish Examiner, the chair of the Road Safety Authority board, Liz O’Donnell, has written to Taoiseach Leo Varadkar, Justice Minister Helen McEntee, Transport Minister Eamon Ryan, and junior minister Jack Chambers urging them to stop progressing the legislation on late-night openings. Read the full letter and Alcohol Action Ireland statement on the AAI website.

See also:

• Irish Examiner - Ciara Phelan: Later nightclub openings will lead to more road deaths, RSA warns
• Irish Examiner - Comment-analysis: Sheila Gilheany: Extending alcohol trading hours extends the harm
• Irish Times - Shauna Bowers: Quarter of drivers believe driving short distances after drinking is OK, survey finds