Four-month jail sentence for man who verbally abused shop assistant and spat at gardaí.

Four-month jail sentence for man who verbally abused shop assistant and spat at gardaí.

James Conway, a 48-year-old man from Cork, has been imprisoned for four months after spitting at Gardaí and verbally abusing shop staff in Cork city centre. The incident took place on 15 December 2020, during a busy Christmas shopping day at Centra store in Oliver Plunkett Street. The accused was reportedly highly intoxicated, unsteady on … Read more

Driver sneaks on A63 near Wörrstadt, with over three per thousand alcohol level

Driver sneaks on A63 near Wörrstadt, with over three per thousand alcohol level

The police checked a man on the A63 who had an alcohol level of 3.35 per mille in his blood. (icon picture) Photo: dpa/Armin Weigel An alcohol test carried out by the police in Rhineland-Palatinate on a driver revealed 3.35 per mille. The man had previously driven along the freeway at just 40 kilometers per … Read more

Accident in Lahr: With almost two per mille: 33-year-old crashes with bike – and child

Accident in Lahr: With almost two per mille: 33-year-old crashes with bike – and child

With alcohol in his blood and a child on the handlebars, a 33-year-old fell on his bike in Lahr on Saturday. Photo: Decks A man in Lahr committed an irresponsible action: drunk, he had transported a child on the bicycle handlebars – and fell. Share this article According to a police report, the 33-year-old was … Read more

nuns worn down by insecurity flee their Nantes neighborhood

nuns worn down by insecurity flee their Nantes neighborhood

They will leave without being asked. In Nantes, nuns from the Benedictine Apostolic Fraternity announced their departure from the city center due to insecurity. These women had been welcomed at the Sainte-Croix de Nantes church for more than eight years with the aim of bringing this place of prayer to life. However, they now feel … Read more

how the prohibition of alcohol in the United States allowed the mafia to thrive

how the prohibition of alcohol in the United States allowed the mafia to thrive

It was in 1919 that the Volstead Act, legislation that prohibits the distribution and sale of any alcohol over 0.5 degrees (the bass is therefore quite low), apart from a few rare exceptions such as church wine. Prior to the enactment of this legislation, there were already 13 so-called “dry states”, which prohibited the consumption … Read more

Beverage industry allocates tens of millions for alcohol advertising | Economy

Beverage industry allocates tens of millions for alcohol advertising |  Economy

13 feb 2023 om 05:04 The beverage industry spends a lot of money on advertising. Expenditure by beer brands in particular has risen rapidly in recent years. Tens of millions are involved in the Netherlands alone, and billions worldwide. If you look at the amounts that large beverage manufacturers spend on advertising in the Netherlands … Read more

Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania: Police stop taxi drivers with 2.3 per thousand alcohol in their blood

Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania: Police stop taxi drivers with 2.3 per thousand alcohol in their blood

Mecklenburg-Vorpommern Police stop taxi driver with 2.3 per thousand alcohol in the blood 02/03/2023, 10:55 am Sanitz (dpa / mv) – A taxi driver from the district of Rostock temporarily lost his job by driving under the influence of alcohol. As a police spokesman said on Friday in Güstrow, the 60-year-old was stopped in his … Read more

Georgia is in the bottom 50 places in the country for alcohol consumption per head

Georgia is in the bottom 50 places in the country for alcohol consumption per head

ATLANTA, Georgia (Telemundo Atlanta) – People in the United States really like to drink alcoholic beverages, although that varies greatly from state to state. In fact, although Georgia had a consumption of 1.91 liters per head, this puts the state at number 48 of the main consumers of alcoholic beverages in the country, according to … Read more