Critics have often pointed to the situation in European countries, where French, Spanish or Italian teenagers would look aghast at one of their peers if he or she was drunk. Why do we not ask why that is not happening in Ireland? It is not the case in Ireland because teenagers see drunken adults falling in and out of pubs and clubs. As, clearly, adults see nothing wrong with it, why should young people? If people are no longer to be allowed drink in pubs when drunk, the mask of acceptability might slip. If we can change the behaviour of adults, we might perhaps change the behaviour of young people. It is unfair to criticise teenagers for drinking when we fail to show leadership or a proper example.