David Norris (Independent) | Oireachtas source

It is about money and political correctness. Look at the removal of cribs from Dublin hospitals because some people - I presume some kind of secularists - thought that Muslims might be offended. It is a load of rubbish. Have a look at the Muslim countries and see what there is. There is a 365-day a year ban on alcohol in those countries and people put up with it. They suck it up. If one is caught drinking, one is mercilessly flogged. The drinks industry has completely and utterly changed. In the old days, we knew the Jamesons and we knew the Guinnesses. Now it is Diageo. It is some multi-national corporation. There is scarcely a drink in this country that is produced by an Irish company any more. The pubs have changed. In my day, one went into a Dublin pub for conversation. One might see Myles na gCopaleen or Brendan Behan.