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People power finally bringing the publicans to heel!

category national | miscellaneous | opinion/analysis author Tuesday August 23, 2005 00:01author by Paul Kinsella - Variousauthor email paulkinsella53 at yahoo dot comauthor address 53 Lorcan Grove, Santry, Dublin 9, Irelandauthor phone 085-7105140

I believe that pubs and publicans are finally starting to wake up and smell the coffee; and realise that people will no longer put up with the blatant overcharging that goes on. With sales down; and fewer people going out; and for less; and for shorter times, pubs have begun to bring down their prices. In addition, many pubs have now brought in live entertainment such as bands and ballads; and not before time! For example, my local, the Kilmardinny on Lorcan Avenue in Santry, Dublin, now has ballads and live music on a Wednesday and Saturday nights; and this is starting to draw the crowds back in; and I believe that it is a similar story in other pubs the length and breath of Ireland!

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ah yes paul
author by h williamspublication date Tue Aug 23, 2005 00:44author address author phone

but would they be the same crowd as before and the same ballads? in the smokey nooks and crannies of the kilmardinney did I my love's Da first meet, and sure sayz her Da to me, and i hear his voice to this very day, ringing in my ears, "if you don't leave me young wan alone, you'll get an ASBO".

Pubs
author by Johnpublication date Tue Aug 23, 2005 11:24author address author phone

Well done Paul for bringing to our attention this excellent example of how capitalism and free markets work. When there is competition and choice the consumer is king and producers, whether of goods or services, must strive mightily to satisfy the consumer's needs, or he/she will take his/her custom elsewhere. Contrast that with a socialist system where all the pubs would be owned by the State and customers who complained about prices, quality of service etc would be given the brush-off or, in some caes, a visit from the secret police. Exaggeration? No, that was the norm in eastern Europe for fifty years. Let's hope the principles of competition, whose success has been highlighted here by Paul, are introduced soon into those remaining sheltered areas of the economy where they don't yet apply. Roll on privatisation.

re;john(dunaree2000)
author by geoffpublication date Tue Aug 23, 2005 13:39author address author phone

"Well done Paul for bringing to our attention this excellent example of how capitalism and free markets work. "

Ha!Ha!Ha!


All the same, there is something to be said about state intervention in the drinks trade, most notable the German Pure beer laws of 1516. To this day, German beer must be breed according to these laws. It tastes much better and will only set you back 65 cents a bottle in the supermarket. Hell, you only pay 6 euro for a litre beer in that tourist beer hall in Munich.

Meanwhile, we still pay 3 euro for piss like fosters. You see, again I have beaten you in corrections. Free markets are not always black and white. Sometime in more developmental economies like Germany, things like beer are better. In the Anglo Saxon model interprted via PDs and 21st century Ireland, we are all forced to drink pisswater.

So there is nothing to be happy abouit and celebrate. Life is still shit over here, Mary Harney or no Mary Harney. God, I'm depressed.

geoff
author by soundmigrationpublication date Thu Aug 25, 2005 00:46author address author phone

best post ive read in ages!!

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