Pubs & Clubs urges to 'act responsibly' for Rag Week

THE heads of Galway’s two third level institutes and student representatives have joined forces to urge city nightclubs, pubs and offlicences to curtail the availability and promotion of cheap booze during Rag Week, which commences on Monday.The university and college chiefs have written a letter to every establishment in the city that sells alcohol appealing to the owners to act responsibly and not to engage in the advertisement of special drinks offers or other promotions geared at encouraging excessive alcohol consumption. Nightclubs that open all day and night just for Rag Week have also been asked to consider the negative impact that has on the overall rowdiness associated with the week and on student safety.Rag Week has become associated with excessive drinking and rowdy, anti-social behaviour by students but last year was particularly so and there were increases in the number of complaints about drunken behaviour on the streets.The tragic death ...