We are relaxed about alcohol provided it stays in pubs, restaurants, beer gardens, weddings, race meetings, corporate Christmas parties and the departures lounge of Dublin Airport.

Take the exact same drink to a park bench, and we stop seeing an adult having a beer and start seeing tomorrow’s district court list, so writes Lorraine Courtney in the Irish Independent today.

Is it time we relaxed our attitudes on alcohol consumption in public places, to match our continental neighbours? Or is that a step too far?

Joining Ciara to discuss is Kate Gunnell, Freelance Journalist and Brenda Power, Columnist with the Irish Daily Mail and Sunday Independent.