Thirsty shoppers will soon no longer be able to use hard-earned loyalty card points to buy alcohol in Ireland's supermarkets.
The restrictions – introduced as part of the Public Health Alcohol Act 2018 – are likely to come as a blow to many shoppers who've long used the system to save their hard-earned cash and put their vouchers towards a nice bottle of wine of a weekend.
Micheal Martin confirmed that schools will be closed until at least the end of January, while most construction is also set to halt.
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