As many students await their leaving certificate results in the morning, many pubs and nightclubs are facing backlash as they promote cheap alcohol deals.
With prices as low as €2 for shots, venues are proudly advertising their “results nights” events boasting the good value.
With alcohol awareness charities highlighting the dangers of such deals because of the ever growing “pre-drinking” culture in Ireland, they are asking venues to be vigilant when it comes to admitting underage or inebriated teens.
Some of those venues include Wrights Café Bar in Malahide which is advertising €2 drinks on the night as well as Dicey’s Garden on Harcourt Street which defends its low prices by saying they always do cheap drinks on Wednesdays.
Alcohol Action Ireland has criticised this type of advertisement saying that it is a bad example for young people.
"These cheap promotions are really just irresponsible. They're targeting young people and promoting exactly the type of drinking that puts them in danger.
"It's very easy for the message 'drink responsibly' to be drowned out by all these promotions and adverts encouraging students to binge drink.”
The group are advising parents to make themselves aware of what their children are getting up to and to ask questions.
"Really what we're saying is that while you can't go out and hold their hands, there's no harm in asking where they'll be going and with who, or wanting to know when they'll be home," they told The Independent.
“It's okay to set out boundaries and tell your child what you expect.
"No one is saying that these young people don't deserve to let off some steam after what's been a very stressful period. But as we know with events like these - and, honestly, every weekend - a lot of young Irish people come to harm because of alcohol.
"This week is an emotional time for children, and especially if they didn't do as well as they wanted, so throwing alcohol into the mix wouldn't help matters."
