MetaFilter posts tagged with alcohol and ireland

It's good for you.

Miko — Fri, 16 Mar 2007 21:04:54 -0800

What is the air-speed velocity of the unladen golden plover? My goodness, my Guinness! Happy St. Patrick's Day, Metafilter.

PenguinBukkake — Fri, 10 Mar 2006 03:56:16 -0800

'Shane's still alive?" That MacGowan is still standing, albeit not for long periods and not without help, is part of the reason the public is still fascinated with the group, which has reconvened for a brief US tour -- the Pogues' first stateside shows since 1989. (BugMeNot)

Have another pint

MediaMan — Mon, 19 May 2003 12:18:59 -0800

The end of a stereotype? Ireland's Prime Minister wants to limit advertising and slap warning labels on alcoholic beverages in an effort to curtail teenage binge drinking. It doesn't seem to work too well here in the U.S., can it work in Ireland, the punch line of most drinking jokes?

stbalbach — Tue, 29 May 2001 15:45:12 -0800

Irish Students' Drinking Linked to Dropout Rates -- 38 gallons of beer per year on average leading to a almost 1/3 student dropout .. but its ok because "per capita consumption of alcohol was higher at the bar in the Irish parliament than in student pubs."