Podcasts about Londis

It was an extremely busy week for the cute boys as producer Joe('s wife) had a baby, the great leader took his son for Lemonade and Steve invented a hair cut... If that's not enough to hook you in for a serious listen then that's your problem.Please send your listener comments to Danny@radiox.co.ukThis week's podcast is dedicated to the guy from the Londis in Wembley.Thank you.

This week's guest on Inside Business is Leo Crawford, who recently stepped down as the head of BWG Group after nearly 40 years with the business.BWG is a wholesale group at heart that supplies groceries to a large network of shops in Ireland and the southwest of England under a variety of retail brands, including Spar, Eurospar, Mace and Londis.Leo will recall the boom times of the Celtic Tiger years, through a couple of management-led buyouts, to almost losing control of the business post the 2008 crash.BWG ultimately bounced back to become the €2 billion a year business that it is today.He also has some tips for young business leaders and entrepreneurs, you'll hear him compare retailing in Ireland and the UK and prices on both sides of the Irish sea, and talk about the growing levels of shop lifting and abuse targeted against small retailers and how these might be tackled.Produced by John Casey with JJ Vernon on sound. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week's guest on Inside Business is Leo Crawford, who recently stepped down as the head of BWG Group after nearly 40 years with the business.BWG is a wholesale group at heart that supplies groceries to a large network of shops in Ireland and the southwest of England under a variety of retail brands, including Spar, Eurospar, Mace and Londis.Leo will recall the boom times of the Celtic Tiger years, through a couple of management-led buyouts, to almost losing control of the business post the 2008 crash.BWG ultimately bounced back to become the €2 billion a year business that it is today.He also has some tips for young business leaders and entrepreneurs, you'll hear him compare retailing in Ireland and the UK and prices on both sides of the Irish sea, and talk about the growing levels of shop lifting and abuse targeted against small retailers and how these might be tackled.Produced by John Casey with JJ Vernon on sound. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ep 54---Episode 54 takes us on a trip down the Regan family lane with local photographer Mary Regan.Mary's not only known for her own work as a local photographer but also for being the beloved wife of the late Christy Regan, one of Boyle's most renowned photographers, who captured the spirit and essence of our town for decades. Together, Mary and Christy created a legacy that resonates with so many families in Boyle and beyond (most households locally have a photo that was taken by a Regan family member!).Let Mary take you back to her early days growing up in Elphin as she talks about her memories at home with her parents and going to both primary and secondary school. Christy soon comes into focus in our conversation as Mary gives us a glimpse into their special moments of meeting, going on their first date and later getting married, moving to Boyle, opening the business and having a family. We'll dive into her memories of working alongside Christy, their family's involvement in continuing his legacy and Mary's own career as a photographer for the Roscommon Herald.We're thankful to Mary for giving us a great insight into the life of her husband - the man behind the camera - whose work not only documented local life but also became a cherished part of countless family memories.We finish up talking about the Regan family's journey of compiling ‘Through Christy's Lens', a two-volume book filled with Christy's remarkable photographs, making it a true visual record of our local history.  Enjoy the chat with Mary as we reminisce, reflect, and honour her own work, the Regan family's contribution to capturing local life with photos and, of course, the incredible life and work of her husband Christy.******You can purchase ‘Through Christy's Lens' on Enda's website https://endaregan.com/collections/through-christy-lens. You can also buy the books locally in McGees Jewellers, Kelly's Londis and Una Bhan (in the grounds of King House).Join us on:( Facebook ) ( Instagram ) If you'd like to be on the show or if you know someone who would like to chat with us, then drop us an email at ( info@voicesofboyle.com ) Thanks to Brendan O' Dowd for creating and recording the musical piece for the podcast.

In this episode of Business Matters, Chris Ashmore, speaks with Ciaran McKenna, who is the owner of two family run Londis stores in Inishowen, one in Buncrana, where he also has a Circle K filling station, and the other in Drung, Quigley's Point, where they manage the fuel for Inishowen Co-op A native of Monaghan, … Business Matters, Ep 194: Ciaran McKenna of McKenna Londis, Buncrana and Drung Read More » The post Business Matters, Ep 194: Ciaran McKenna of McKenna Londis, Buncrana and Drung appeared first on Highland Radio - Latest Donegal News and Sport.

Sean was joined by Fionnuala Jones, Jean Smullen and Deirdre Molumby with thanks to Marks and Spencer.Today's wines are listed below:All beers from today's show are listed below:2022 B Live Sauvignon Blanc €11.99 Stockists: Spar, EuroSpar, Mace and Londis, nationwide 2021 PepperBox Shiraz €13.50 Stockists: Widely available from supermarkets and Independent Off Licences

Our coverage of Storm Debi continues. Joining Kieran this time was Keith Leonard, Director of emergency management at the Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government, Brian Tapley, Regional Customer and Delivery Project Manager with ESB, Ciara Russell, owner of SIAR in Kinvarra, Galway and Ronan Hennigan, owner of a Londis supermarket in Clarenbridge, Galway

Jane and Fi are about to head off to their belated Christmas dinner... in the middle of June.But they're here with another bumper episode of former Prime Ministers, ventriloquist dummies, and toys banished to the cupboard of history.If you want to contact the show to ask a question and get involved in the conversation then please email us: janeandfi@times.radioFollow our instagram! @JaneandFiAssistant Producer: Kate LeeTimes Radio Producer: Rosie Cutler Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On Saturday morning, the icy weather conditions, made worse by frozen rain, meant that many motorists found themselves stuck on the icy road, resulting in huge tailbacks. The staff of Kelly’s Londis Milltown gave them free teas, coffees and scones to keep them warm and many people from Milltown also helped to get them moving again by spreading salt on the road. A grateful motorist contacted Jerry to express his thanks. Denis Heffernan who’s manager of Kelly’s Londis speaks to Jerry.

Seamus Lowthe, owner of Lowthe's Londis in Duleek, Co Meath reacts to the news that they sold Wednesday's winning Lotto ticket.

Monese, the leading European mobile money account, has become the first mobile money account to partner with Paysafe to offer cash tops to all its customers across Ireland. This partnership creates the largest nationwide cash top-up network for a money app. As of today, Monese account holders will be able to top-up their accounts with cash at Paysafe's network, which includes over 3,100 stores nationwide, such as Spar, Centra, Londis, Applegreen, Texaco and supervalu. Monese accounts are quick and easy to open through the mobile app. Customers can save, budget, manage their money, and make and receive payments (via debit card, SEPA transfer, Direct Debit, or send internationally in major currencies). Today's partnership provides the physical infrastructure to easily add cash to Monese accounts, which is lacking from most digital providers in the market. Nationwide cash top-ups sit alongside Monese's low fees on card spending in foreign currencies or abroad, global cashpoint withdrawals and international transfers. Customers can set weekly and monthly budgets, categorise and track spending for stress-free money management. Customers can also set up Monese Pots to make any savings, rounding-up any loose change from purchases made on your card. Monese can be used in 14 different languages. All Monese customers in Ireland will be given fee-free cash top-ups throughout June. As of 1 July, Monese's Classic and Premium plan customers will have allowances of €400 and €1,000 cash top-ups per month, respectively. Monese is accelerating its expansion in Ireland, following its acquisition of the award winning Irish fintech, Trezeo, in 2021. Trezeo, an FCA authorised financial services platform, serving independent and self-employed workers, was bought by Monese as part of the European fintech's push into credit and lending. Garrett Cassidy, VP Financial Products at Monese, said: “Cash remains an incredibly important part of society in Ireland. However, there are hundreds of communities across Ireland without a local bank branch. This will increase with the ongoing branch closures nationwide and the withdrawal of Ulster Bank. This partnership brings together Monese's highly accessible money app with Paysafecash's extensive network, so we can deliver financial services to those facing bank branch isolation. “Monese's mission is to empower ambitious people by providing easily accessible financial services. This is exactly the kind of service that will help us deliver on our mission, by ensuring that cash lodging is still accessible to thousands of people across the Republic as banks are literally shutting their doors on our villages and towns right now.” See more stories here. More about Irish Tech News Irish Tech News are Ireland's No. 1 Online Tech Publication and often Ireland's No.1 Tech Podcast too. You can find hundreds of fantastic previous episodes and subscribe using whatever platform you like via our Anchor.fm page here: If you'd like to be featured in an upcoming Podcast email us at Simon@IrishTechNews.ie now to discuss. Irish Tech News have a range of services available to help promote your business. Why not drop us a line at Info@IrishTechNews.ie now to find out more about how we can help you reach our audience. You can also find and follow us on Twitter, LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram, TikTok and Snapchat.

Speaking of Katie Mather as both a peer, and as a friend, she is someone who continually impresses me. I first came across her work through her old blog, called The Snap and The Hiss, and was enamoured with her writing from the very first sentence. Since then she's gone from strength to strength, producing a series of wonderfully evocative articles, and taking on editorial roles both at new wine publication Glug and here at Pellicle.Having her on board as a regular contributor alone was a thrill, and if you read her pieces such as this one on the nostalgia of burger vans, or her epic taxonomy of the British bread roll (the most read feature we've ever published) you'll soon understand why. Taking her on as an associate editor deepened her connection to the work we publish. What editors do largely happens behind the curtain, but you can see her influence on pieces such as Josh Barrie's profile of a very special branch of Londis in North London, or in my own feature about Sheffield's Brewery of St. Mars of the Desert. We are so stoked to get to work with her, and can't wait to see what else she brings to our little magazine.But the depth of Katie's talents don't end there. In late 2019, she and her husband Tom finally got the keys to their bar, Corto. Based in their hometown of Clitheroe, situated in Lancashire's Ribble Valley, Corto is part of a new wave of bars slowly emerging within the United Kingdom. Inspired by the food and drink culture of Northern Spain, the bar merges the concepts of craft beer, natural wine, cider and delectable small plates into something that is far greater than the sum of its parts. I'm biased, but you should visit. You'll be planning your next trip there before you've got halfway through your first pint, or whatever's by the glass on that particular day.As a bonus, before the interview I dig into some of the bigger beer news that's occurred lately. From Monster acquiring the Canarchy collective of breweries in the United States, to Lion announcing it is to sell UK acquisitions Fourpure and Magic Rock, there's a lot to dig into. And that's before I take the chance to chew through the BBC's recent documentary on Scottish brewery BrewDog, and why I think its behaviour reflects badly on the entire British craft beer scene.It's a bumper episode, and I hope you enjoy listening. Don't forget to hit subscribe and leave a rating if you've got a second, as this will help more folks find the show. You might also see we've got a new logo thanks to our resident designer Tida Bradshaw. It felt like it was time to give the podcast a little spruce up, so we hope you like that. This episode of The Pellicle Podcast is sponsored by Hand & Heart. We've partnered with them to offer listeners of The Pellicle Podcast a free 30-minute advice session. You could be a business owner wondering what the hell DEI means, an employee wanting to upskill, thinking about starting a business, or at a loss of how to develop your current business. To sign up head to www.handandheart.eu/pellicleIn the show an article I wrote for Novara Media is referenced, which can be read here: https://novaramedia.com/2021/06/15/could-brewdogs-cancellation-trigger-a-reckoning-across-the-craft-beer-industry/

Yo, This episode is a quick one but a banger. The boys posted an AMA on instagram and answer all of your questions. We have our graphic designer and home boy Londis of LRK designs on to ask the questions and in general get roasted YOU KNOW THE DEAL LET'S FUCKING GO

To celebrate their sponsorship of Ireland's Fittest Family and to reward local communities across Ireland, Londis has launched a competition for lucky school or club to win a coached training session with hurling legend and show coach, Davy Fitzgerald. If you want Davy to put your club or school through their paces, you can find out more information and enter the competition at www.londis.ie OTB AM with Gillette | #BestFaceForward

On this week's Business Matters, Ciaran O'Donnell is joined by Mairtin Kelly, owner of Kelly's Centra Store at the Mountain Top in Letterkenny which is celebrating ten years in business. A proud Galway man, Mairtin has been working in retail for over 30 years, having started in the Londis store in Ballinasloe at the age […]

EPISODE 45 That Great Business ShowPresented by Conall O Morain @ConallOM2.30' Yvonne Comer, co-founder, Rugby Smarts - former rugby international turned software entrepreneur [plus many, many, many other things]. What Rugby Smarts does in 30 minutes, immediately after a game, is what analysts would have previously spent hours and hours doing. All professional clubs will have analysts but nowadays even amateur clubs have analysts (at a cost - c€300 per match). The Rugby Smarts software will be usable by any sport, though they're starting with rugby. They already have their first trial club (possibly Connacht Rugby, but it's all hush, hush at the moment). They are getting very high accuracy in tagging what the software is looking at. Yvonne says that no other company in the world is doing what they're doing (though it's possible NFL in the US is using something like it). Currently funding, the company has gone through the News Frontiers programme in GMIT and are looking to Enterprise Ireland funding and private funding very soon. She wants TeamGBS to introduce any teams in the USA and they're ready to go right now...and they're looking for business development managers in all rugby playing jurisdictions. She says that switching the software to cover soccer or other team sports is very straightforward. She thought about Nigel Owens as her 'hire in a heartbeat' but then opted for Ronan O'Gara. Find out why...26.00" Eoin Heverin, founder of Castlebar, Mayo, based Foodie Save. He already founded the 'Tell My Story' book business but is now is concentrating on Foodie Save- a super app that stops perfectly good food being chucked in the bin. He has already launched in parts of the west of Ireland, and is heading for Dublin in September. He has recruited top class companies like Londis, Supervalu, Chopped, Maxol while others like Lidl are likely to follow. 9 out of 10 consumers using his app, who are going into Mulroy's Londis in Castlebar are being 'upsold' to - something not originally expected by Eoin. Businesses using the app are finding that they are getting brand new customers, like young mothers and those who are eco-conscious - people like TeamGBS, who hate seeing good food being wasted. They're now heading for the UK and the US. He has already has €130,000 funding from the Dept. of Agriculture, and now looking for a further €500,000 to expand the team, starting with HBAN and they're looking for others to talk to them about cash. His 'hire in a heartbeat', Eamonn Quinn, Gavin Wall, Des Green...so a full team.46.00" Stephen McPeake, founder of Civic Dollars, based in Belfast, backed by the accelerator IgniteNI. Already launched in Belfast, it's just about to launch in Dublin and then into the UK. Civic Dollars 'nudges' people to be more active, encouraging them to do something as simple as to head to the local park, for which they earn rewards. It's different to rewarding people for running a 5k as it rewards people for doing something as passive as entering a local park. In just one park in Belfast they already have 1,100 users - far, far better than Stephen imagined. For City Council's they can see the anonymised data that can then be used to improve park areas where there is high usage, or to address areas where there is under-usage. After the UK, he's heading for Australia and the US, wherever there are 'smart cities' initiatives. The software is fully built and at the moment is not funding, though he may need some dollars in the future if they go for what he says could be 'gazelle growth'. Stephen's 'hire in a heartbeat', Seamus Cushley, of Belfast's Bizarre Voice. Find out why.WWW.ThatGreatBusinessShow.com is proudly sponsored by www.DeFactoShave.com - the world's best shaving oil. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

‘So what's there to see in Ballycanew?' ‘A Daybreak and a Londis'

This week Joe, Berni and James take you through the best film ever made, Irelands only Kung-Fu movie 1998's Fatal Deviation starring/written/produced/catering by James "Jimmy" Bennett. We find out how Irish locksmiths work, the perils of working in Londis and establish that one of Boyzone is an art thief. Also James sings a song for you. Our recommendation for you to listen to this week is @marleyisdeadPOD Follow us on Twitter @hallmarkofgreat Instagram @hallmarkofgreatness Email hallmarkofgreatness@gmail.com We are also on Facebook now too! @hallmarkofgreatness

Well hello! Welcome to Episode 2 of The Nerve!  Thank you so much for clicking play and having a listen, we hope you enjoy it! We have another nonsense filled chat for you and this week we touch on topics such as: - A Portaloo on our drive - Wills Grandad - The unspoken rules of the public toilet some hypothetical scenarios and more! Please tell us what you think by emailing us at TheNerve@calltothefaithful.com And please rate us 5 stars! Because if you don't like it, someone else might! 

C'è un barbiere a Penny Lane, ancora oggi. Porta una scritta all'ingresso: aperto 8 giorni alla settimana. Eight days a week.Sullo stesso lato della via, poco più avanti esiste uno spaccio chiamato Londis. Per reclamizzare la vendita di giornali c'è una scritta con gli stessi caratteri del logo dei Beatles “I read the news today”. Stessa cosa per la reclamizzazione degli alcolici, la scritta è “Twist and shout”. Per i prodotti della colazione ha scelto “Here comes the Sun”.Penny Lane è uno dei luoghi toccati dalle canzoni dei Beatles. Non esiste prova più tangibile di come delle canzoni possano cambiare il mondo con dei segni visibili.Clicca qui per ascoltare su Spotify la playlist di oggi! https://rbe.it/2021/02/02/be-tales-s1-e2-penny-lane/

Hello and welcome to the Alcohol Alert, brought to you by The Institute of Alcohol Studies. In this edition:The UK Government weighs up the trade-off between keeping pubs open or reopening schools in light of potential new lockdownNew drink-driving data from the Department for Transport show no ‘significant improvement’ for another year, as road accidents and casualties stay largely unchanged since 2010Research looks into the recent history of alcohol and mental health policy for older people in the UK 🎵 Podcast feature 🎵A study finds alcohol advertising in Formula One racing is a potential driver of alcohol consumptionTop health experts call for alcohol labelling overhaul as investigation finds consumers are not provided with adequate information about the beverages they drinkIn Ireland, the 2020 Alcohol Market Review and Price Survey finds drinkers are able to reach their weekly alcohol limit for pocket money pricesBetter Health campaign urges drinkers to think about the ‘empty calories’ in alcohol Global drinks producer Diageo manage to keep their UK sales operation afloat during the pandemic, through targeted e-commerce tacticsRumours that a booze ban on drinking in football stadiums will be lifted resurface in the pressWe hope you enjoy our roundup of stories below: please feel free to share. Thank you.Another (potential) lockdown – pubs versus schoolsWill pubs have to close their doors again in the event of a second wave of COVID-19? Yes, if chair of the Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies (SAGE) sub-group on pandemic modelling, professor Graham Medley, had his way (The Guardian, 01 Aug).The London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine academic told BBC Radio 4’s Today programme: ‘It might come down to a question of which do you trade-off against each other and then that’s a matter of prioritising, do we think pubs are more important than schools?’And so, a national debate began, with pubs pitted against schools radio and TV studios across the UK’s broadcasting network:Early reports suggested the government would choose to keep pubs open regardless, with English pubs ‘likely to be spared any new restrictions on social contact to stem coronavirus outbreaks’ (The Guardian, 03 Aug). This came as drinkers and businesses toasted the reopening of pubs, cafés and restaurants indoors in Wales (BBC News Wales, 03 Aug).In an economic sense, the importance of public houses being open for business is obvious: overall consumption levels have fallen as a direct result of mass closures of licensed premises during the recent lockdown, a contributing factor to the country’s worst recession on record.However, in some instances, the trade-off with health became too stark to ignore. Scotland’s beer gardens opened on 06 July, but lockdown restrictions were reimposed in Aberdeen after a COVID-19 cluster outbreak was found to be linked to a pub in the region (BBC Scotland, 05 Aug).And south of the border, the clamour for closure grew alongside fears of a second lockdown. Councils called for more power to shut pubs flouting COVID-19 guidance to combat the problem (Morning Advertiser, 10 Aug).Subsequent reports suggested that Prime Minister Boris Johnson would ‘sooner close pubs, restaurants and shops than have schools shut again amid concerns for both the educational future of children and for their safety and wellbeing without the safeguarding provided in the classroom’ (The Independent, 10 Aug).However, if we have learnt anything from the lockdown earlier this year, we know that if the pubs close their doors again, the off-trade will be on hand to pick up the slack. Nielsen data found that many drinkers flocked to purchase alcohol from their local off-licensed premises: ‘in the 17 weeks of lockdown to 11 July, UK consumers spent £7·7bn on alcohol in UK supermarkets – an increase of £1·9bn year on year’ (The Grocer, 30 Jul).It appears that for many Brits, drinking at home is no substitute for drinking in a social setting. Gemma Cooper, senior client business partner at Nielsen, told the trade mag:Without being able to go out or socialise with others during the peak of the pandemic, and no access to dine-in pubs or restaurants, we have seen a natural decline in alcohol consumption even as at-home drinking increased.Furthermore, even as the government holds out hope for pubs keeping the economy afloat, research from Senior Lecturer in Sociology at the University of Portsmouth, Emily Nicholls, and Lecturer in Psychology at the University of East London, Dominic Conroy, suggests that ‘although many people missed pubs, they are not necessarily ready to rush back to those that have reopened’ (The Conversation, 03 Aug). Interviewing a cross-section of self-defined social drinkers about their drinking habits during lockdown, they found that those who expressed a reluctance to drink alone ‘missed the sociability of going to pubs’, but others were also aware that ‘the reopening of pubs does not signify a return to normality’, all of which raises the question of whether pubs can return to the position of being institutions of spontaneous, intimate, and fluid social interactions between individuals any time soon.It may also explain the government’s desire to focus on implementing widespread restrictions on social contact rather than closing down specific industries like pubs.Ultimately, consumer confidence will determine pubs’ future: business-friendly measures such as granting permission to sell takeaway alcohol may not have as much impact on sales as is hoped. At some point in this trade-off between indoor venues for which is most worthy of being exempted from restrictions, the government will have to abandon the hope that the coronavirus knows the difference between a school classroom, a boozer and a living room, to paraphrase a columnist from The Independent (04 Aug). Ironically, for all the emphasis on priding the economy over public health, it may well be public health measures to eliminate the virus that are the only key to pub industry surviving this pandemic in good health.Drink-driving data shows no ‘significant’ improvement yet againThere were an estimated 240 deaths due to road accidents where at least one driver or passenger was over the drink drive limit in 2018, a small but ‘not statistically significant’ fall on the previous year, according to the Department for Transport (DfT).In fact, the new Reported Road Casualties in Great Britain, final estimates involving illegal alcohol levels release (27 Aug) saw little change in many areas, indicating little improvement in drink-driving policy for the best part of the decade.The new lower central estimate of drink drive deaths (representing 13% of all deaths from reported road accidents in 2018), similar to the levels reported in 2010; however, the decrease from 250 deaths in 2017 is not statistically significant, meaning this decrease is more likely due to chance.The DfT also estimated that 8,680 people were injured or killed when at least a driver or passenger was above the drink drive limit in 2018, a 1% increase on last year, although still 4% lower than in 2016. The annual number of drink-driving accidents of all severities rose 3% to 5,890 in 2018 – again, lower than in 2016 (-3%). And 5% of reported accidents on Great Britain’s roads involved drink drivers, a level that has remained more or less the same since mid-2000s. Developments in UK alcohol policy and public mental health for older people🎵 Podcast feature 🎵In many countries, an increase in the number of people aged over 50 is resulting in a subsequent shift of those who are most vulnerable to alcohol-related harm. Using Disability Adjusted Life Years (DALYs) as a marker of morbidity, alcohol increased to the 5th (from 14th) highest risk factor for those aged 50 to 69 in England, between 1990 and 2017.Amidst this scenario, a new piece of research aims to detail developments in UK alcohol policy for older people, based on evidence for a growing public health problem with alcohol misuse in that age cohort.Published in the Journal of Public Mental Health (29 Jul), expert consultant old age psychiatrist Dr Tony Rao carried out a review of studies going back 20 years, using health and social care databases, including grey literature. Seven major themes in alcohol policy were examined: early policy development, trends in morbidity and mortality, low-risk drinking, prevention of alcohol-related harm, screening and brief intervention, public education and integrated care for dual diagnosis.The review found that although there has been progress in areas such as screening and brief intervention (through the use of the AUDIT Test), evidence of improvements from recent policy implementations reducing alcohol-related harm have yet to be seen. Together with other research on public mental health, this review could be used to implement best policy practice for health and social outcomes in the older population.Watching Formula One may drive viewers to drinkAlcohol advertising in Formula One racing is a potential driver of alcohol consumption, according to researchers from the University of Nottingham, after a study found nearly 4 billion references to alcohol in 21 televised races over a nine-month period (BMJ Open, 07 Aug).The study used 3,396 one-minute coded intervals from 21 Formula One races and their advertisement breaks, held between 15 March to 01 December 2018. Classified into the following categories (actual use, implied use, other alcohol appearances and brand appearances) exposure to alcohol in these intervals was detected in all of the races, with alcohol appearances in 56% of racing footage and 9% of advertisement breaks. Since ten of the 21 races were broadcast live on Channel 4, this represents a significant level of alcohol exposure to the UK population. It is estimated that 3·9 billion alcohol gross impressions were delivered, including 154 million to children under 16 years. In addition, 18 of the 21 races were shown before the 9PM watershed which could significantly affect young people’s impressions of alcohol. The study adds to the growing body of research suggesting exposure to alcohol branding on national television is a contributor of subsequent alcohol consumption, particularly amongst young people. Furthermore, whilst Ofcom enforces UK broadcasting regulations on alcohol (for example, by reducing the amount of alcohol content before the 9PM watershed), it has no regulatory power to control the advertising of alcohol through sporting events broadcast on TV, radio, or online, such as the Formula One Championships. Moreover, sporting events are frequently sponsored by alcohol industries themselves – in 2018, the Formula One Championships were sponsored by Heineken, thus providing a hugely influential source of unregulated alcohol exposure.Alcohol labelling is failing consumers – AHA UKLeading health experts and charities are calling for the government to take responsibility for labelling on alcohol products, as new research finds that the current system fails to provide consumers with adequate information to make healthy decisions about their purchases.In the UK, alcohol producers are still not required by law to print calorie information on their alcoholic beverages: they are only required to show the strength of alcohol (ABV) and the container’s volume. Last month, the government announced that it will consult before the end of the year on the calorie issue, as part of its Obesity Strategy.The alcohol industry claim that self-regulation is working and agreed to update labels to display the chief medical officers’ (CMO) weekly guideline – no more than 14 units of alcohol – by September 2019 – a target reiterated by the then health minister in January of that year.The Alcohol Health Alliance UK (AHA UK) and Alcohol Change UK examined labels on 424 alcohol products in shops across the UK to see whether labels provided the CMO weekly guideline and other essential information that would allow consumers to make informed choices about their purchases. Their research found that:More than 70% of labels did not include the drinking guidelines; over three years after they were updated and after the deadline the industry agreed with the governmentThe industry-funded Portman Group styles itself as the alcohol industry’s ‘social responsibility body’ and ‘leader in best practice’ but their members were least likely to include the correct low-risk drinking guidelines: just 2% did soMore than half (56%) of labels included no nutritional information. 37% of labels listed only the calorie content of the container, and just 7% displayed a full nutritional information tableNearly a quarter (24%) of labels surveyed contained misleading, out-of-date health information, such as the old UK guidelines or guidelines from other countriesHealth information was often illegible, with the average height of the text displaying information about alcohol units measuring 2mm – well under the 3·5mm required to be easily readableA Canadian study released in May found that alcohol warning labels, like warnings on packets of cigarettes, are effective tools in helping drinkers make informed decisions. The study found consumers exposed to the labels were 10% more likely to know about the link between alcohol and cancer and three times more likely to be aware of the low-risk drinking guidelines.AHA UK chair professor Sir Ian Gilmore, said: Alcohol labelling in this country is woefully inadequate and not fit for purpose if we wish to build a healthier society. It is disappointing but telling that members of the Portman Group - the body purporting to promote “best practice” on labelling of alcohol products - are the least likely to display basic health information. It is time that health labelling is required for all products.The public must be granted the power to make informed decisions about their health by having access to prominent health warnings, information on ingredients, nutrition and alcohol content at the point of purchase. The industry’s reluctance to include this information on their products suggests profits are being put ahead of people’s health.You can read the full report, Drinking in the dark: How alcohol labelling fails consumers, on the AHA UK website.Ireland: Weekly alcohol limit bought for pocket money pricesThe new Alcohol Market Review and Price Survey from Alcohol Action Ireland (AAI) has found that Irish women can spend as little as €4·95 at off-licences to reach their weekly limit for low-risk alcohol consumption, with the figure rising to €7·65 for men (Aug 19).The study was carried out in off licences over two weeks in July, in locations in Dublin, Sligo and Navan in a range of convenience stores, neighbourhood shops and supermarkets including Aldi, Centra, Dunnes, Lidl, Londis, Spar, Supervalu and Tesco.The charity found that cider is the cheapest product by standard drink (at 44¢), followed by beer (52¢), wine (59¢), gin (69¢), vodka and whiskey (both 62¢). The recommended low-risk limits for alcohol consumption in men is 17 standard drinks spread out over the course of a week, while the limit for women is 11 standard drinks.The AAI said its annual off-licence price survey confirmed the ‘exceptional affordability of alcohol to everyday shoppers and the urgent necessity to commence minimum pricing of alcohol products that will ensure the strongest, cheapest alcohol at very low cost is eliminated from the market’.AAI chair, professor Frank Murray, said the findings demonstrated the need for the new government to introduce minimum pricing of alcohol products:Vital decisions, currently being put off or stalled by vested interests, will have to be made by this government.Minimum unit pricing of alcohol products, which offers significant gains for public health, must be implemented urgently; spurious economic rationale proposed by the alcohol lobby cannot be allowed to trump the health of a nation.Empty calories in alcohol still add up, say BalanceBalance, the North East alcohol office, urge drinkers to think about the ‘empty calories’ in alcohol as part of a nationwide drive encouraging people to get healthy and lose weight. Week 5 of the NHS Weight Loss plan (w/c 24 August) from Public Health England’s Better Health campaign turned the spotlight on alcohol. Many of us don’t think of alcohol as being high in calories – but while we might avoid a dessert, we might not think twice about a couple of drinks. Alcohol contains around seven calories per gram, almost as many as a gram of fat. But research suggests around eight in ten people are unaware of calorie content in many of their drinks, and so underestimate the true content.This is at least partly down to the fact that many alcohol producers still don’t list on their packaging the number of calories contained in drinks, denying their own customers of the right to know how many calories they consume.Alcohol is estimated to account for nearly 10% of the calorie intake of those who drink, with around 3·4 million adults consuming an additional days’ worth of calories each week – totalling an additional two months of food each year.Colin Shevills, director of Balance, said (you can hear his full response in the podcast):It is clear that people need more information on alcohol labels and alcohol firms have been dragging their heels for the best part of two decades about providing this. The government has promised it will consult on calorie information on alcohol this year and we are calling ministers to make this happen.But we need to go further and ensure people see all the relevant health advice on product labels – something which producers are failing to do. We all need to keep ourselves fit and healthy in these times and that includes not drinking too much. People need the right information to make informed decisions to be able to look after their health.Making the most of a lockdown: How online commerce is keeping Diageo’s sales afloat in the UKDespite the closure of bars, pubs and restaurants since March 2020 due to the UK lockdown, global alcohol producers Diageo have managed to accelerate its sales through e-commerce. Reports state that although sales in Europe decreased by 12%, UK sales only decreased by 4% (London Evening Standard, 04 Aug). Diageo claim the success is largely attributable to their team of digital marketing specialists, who were able to monitor a shift from on-trade to online commerce during the lockdown. Spotting trends in internet searches for goods such as ‘luxurious desserts’ and ‘cocktail shakers’, they sought to take advantage by providing retailers with links for relevant Diageo products to retailers such as Sainsbury’s and Tesco’s (where 60% of Diageo’s drinks are sold), ‘so that customers were able to purchase these with ease’.As UK managing director Dayalan Nayager – who regularly tells his staff ‘data is at the front of everything’ – explains: Why would we go ahead with these big launches at that time? Because of the trends we were seeing online.On one level, responding to consumer demand is simply the raison d’etre of business. However, it is interesting to note the lengths to which alcohol producers like Diageo are prepared to go to do so, relative to public health calls to raise awareness of harmful drinking among those most vulnerable during the pandemic lockdown.Stadium booze ban to be lifted?Lifting the decades-old ban on booze consumed in the common areas of football grounds is one of several post-lockdown proposals under consideration, according to sources aligned with the Premier League (Mail Online, 03 Aug). Football’s elite tier body has set up a working group examining various initiatives, along with medical experts, the Sports Grounds Safety Authority and the government, who want to see fans back inside grounds by October, should it be safe. Any change may well come in the shape of a trial period, which could be initiated by 5A(3) of the Sporting Events (Control of Alcohol etc) Act 1985 which allows the secretary of state to make the order designating amending the restriction – or that there shall be no restriction – on alcohol consumed in all seats.The proposal comes amid growing pressure to scrap the legislation, with figures like the then English Football League boss Shaun Harvey branding it ‘disproportionate’ in 2018, and the European confederation UEFA trialling the sale of alcohol in stadiums for Champions League and Europa League fixtures during the 2018/19 season.This contrasts with one of the country’s other great stadium sports, rugby union, whose governing body in Wales has tested alcohol-free zones for fans wishing to attend matches free of the potential disorder that could result from alcohol.Alcohol harm and COVID survey: Please input and share!A message from Alcohol Health Alliance UKWhat should our relationship to alcohol look like after this crisis? What do you think the government could be doing to support you, your community, and our country? Make your voice heard!We want to hear your views about how COVID-19 has affected alcohol harm and what the government should do to tackle it. Your answers will help us highlight key issues to the government and convince them to take action.The UK Alcohol Alert (incorporating Alliance News) is designed and produced by The Institute of Alcohol Studies. Please click the image below to visit our website and find out more about us and what we do, or the ‘Contact us’ button. Thank you. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit instalcstud.substack.com

Nigel Kelly, WLR sports reporter with a roundup of the weekend's action; Dr Niall McNamara on facemasks, also Londis owner Joe MCCormack on whether customers are wearing them; Pure Adventure's Patrick McCormack on the growing interest in kayaking and Vicky Whelan on the death of campaigner Ruth Morrissey due to Cervical Cancer

How easy is it to sneak to Londis with a grappling hook? What political realities have been thrown up by covid-19 pandemic? What happened when the British government created a cloud of the bubonic plague off Scotland's coast in 1952?---Support us on Patreon (only if you can!): patreon.com/mandatoryredistributionparty---Mandatory Redistribution Party was created and produced by Sean Morley and Jack Evans. Our title theme was created by Ella Jean with additional music from Sean Morley and an except from John Blow's - Amphion Angelicus. 

You know the Londis on the corner of O'Connell Street and Parnell Street, but what about the history of the site? Once upon a time, Thomas J. Clarke's shop stood at 75A Parnell Street. This is the story of a Dublin newsagents which was dripping with sedition. Support TCB at www.patreon.com/threecastlesburning Wash your hands, smash Covid19.

Holidays, be damned — Kate Middleton is playing camogie! The Cambridges make their first ever visit to Ireland, hitting the tourist hotspots with pints of Guinness and heading off the beaten path on a trip to Londis. Kate goes for a tricolour tourdrobe, while William proves himself a clown prince with impressive juggling skills and an ill-timed coronavirus joke. Across the pond, the Sussexes are back — with a bang. Prince Harry and Meghan Markle deliver major star power and an instantly iconic moment in the rain, yet a solo engagement for Meghan prompts Camilla, Warrior Princess (Consort), to declare war. And why is Kate getting papped buying military-themed books for kids?

 Episode 69 out now. An Episode with Pat Martin as the hosts discuss his unusual sexual development, the Coronavirus, the tragedy concerning Caroline Flack, smoking and more. Tyson Fury is also touched on as we see the return of the much criticised 'Martin's Markets'. Details of a pending Patreon page discussed, as is the competition for the Andy Cole signed Treble jersey. Listen on Spotify, Apple podcasts and others.  MA Show.Support the show (https://open.spotify.com/show/0sP68DtD7qCl4Rs2wGKJD4)

For comedian Dom Joly, travel is in the blood. Born in Beirut he had what in his recent book, The Hezbollah Hiking Club, he describes as a curiously paradoxical childhood between a posh Oxford boarding school and a warzone. He dreamt of being a foreign correspondent, for his first travel book investigated ‘dark tourism’ and the world’s most unlikely holiday destinations and travelled the globe in search of mythical monsters such as Bigfoot and the Yeti, notching up almost 100 countries in the process. Not one to do things in any conventional manner, for this episode Lisa gets a tour around Oxford in Dom Joly’s car.   On this episode we cover:   Travelling through Oxford Emulating James Corden Dom not looking like a Goth Being a Goth in a hot country, melting by the beach Wanting to make a documentary about Goths Getting beaten up in Beirut because of wearing make up The Civil War starting in Beirut Being at the same school as Osama Bin Laden Moving to the Dragon School in Oxford Beirut being exciting and amazing and a warzone His new book The Hezbollah Hiking Club being a love-letter to Lebanon Periods where his family had to leave by boat Being bombed at home and having to hide in the garden Being half an hour from the beach and the ski zone Never enjoying living anywhere else more Loving the perceived danger of Lebanon (when he really just had a lovely holiday) No-one writing anything good about Lebanon The vastly different topographic landscape of Lebanon People think Lebanon is desert but a lot looks like Switzerland His family partly coming from Lausanne, Huguenots that ended up in London The family moving to Turkey then Beirut How Dom should do Who Do You Think You Are? Finding a bullet hole ridden bus in the middle of beautiful countryside Lebanon having a litter problem leaving bloody buses around the joint Driving into the heart of Oxford City near the Sheldonian Lisa doing travel news in Oxford The contrast of living in Oxford and then going home to a warzone Being at school with most of the Tory Cabinet, Radiohead and Tim Henman Getting caned for showing off his collection of shrapnel Writing a great ‘what I did in the holidays’ Syria being his favourite country on earth Going to Syria to get away from the war – Damascus and Palmyra (with correct pronunciation) One million Syrian refugees currently in Lebanon Syrian refugee camps now all over Lebanon Travelling to the Jordanian border as an Ambassador for Save the Children Growing up with Palestinian refugee camps around His book The Dark Tourist Netflix stealing his idea of him! Failing his interview for Oxford University SOAS School of African Oriental Studies being great for diplomats and potential spies Finding London wasn’t a university experience Japanese announcements on the train from Bicester Village Is Bicester Village as bad as the Tuol Seng Priosn...? Being obsessed with Cambodia and the Khmer Rouge and other dark tourist destinations Finding Cambodia’s similarities to Lebanon fascinating The whole generation that just disappeared Falling into being a good travel writer by reading The Bridge Stumbling across the war crimes trial Swapping shorts with the trousers of the Cambodian guard Having an incredible Adolf Eichmann moment, his eyes meeting the banality of evil across the room Lisa feeling scared in the Cambodian jungle at Sihanoukville The weird journey of visiting the Killing Fields People who lie on a beach in Cuba and don’t do the culture Dom watching the Kardashians Suicidal pilots flying into mountains Visiting Chernobyl before it was trendy Worrying about nuclear war and acid runs growing up When the Wind Blows, the Snowman and Fungus the Bogeyman Reading so much about Chernobyl that he almost knew his way around How Call of Duty is a great tour guide for a visit to Chernobyl The kid that’s just won a million pounds playing Fornite Driving past a massive mosque in Oxford Hating tour guides His mum saying ‘we’re not tourist, we’re travellers’ Being massively uniformed in his travel books Lisa liking the Lonely Planet Living in Prague in the 90s Instagram and Trip Advisor influencing travel Dom inter-railing after he just left school Scary Monsters and Super Beasts – in homage to David Bowie The ‘amazing’ Coop and Betfreds on the outside of Oxford Reading Arthur C Clarke’s Mysterious World age 8 Being fascinating by stories of Big Foot, the Loch Ness Monster Wanting to go to all the places Tin Tin went to Tin Tin writer, Hergé, never leaving Belgium Tin Tin in the Congo being racist Belgians being ‘cool French” The monster that blocks the rivers in the north of the Congo Colonies being angry they didn’t get Tin Tinned Tin Tin killed 400 animals in that book The Belgians being a repulsively awful colonial power Enid Blyton being a right old racist too Becoming a Monster Hunter Arriving at Vancouver to track down Canada’s Nessie Whether he believes in Big Foot 200 miles of Lost Coast in California The Yeti being the most believable one due to the Sherpas The Hoopa Indians talking about a lost tribe of hairy people Living in a ‘Brexity area’ Lisa writing guide books for Thomas Cook about the Cotswolds Cream teas being a good indicator of being in a Brexit area Going to Raymond Blanc’s first restaurant in Summertown, Oxford Having travelled to 93 countries Wanting to visit Algeria, Libya and Yemen Being more a travel writer and always fascinated by travel writers Wanting to be a foreign correspondent Being a big fan of John Simpson, Robert Fisk, Jim Muir Hostage journalist John McCarthy staying with the family the night before he got kidnapped His family being part of the Levant Trading Company for three generations His family being moved to a crusader castle on the Syrian-Turkish border His great-granddad writing a debriefing note for the authorities His Canadian wife travelling around the world Driving from the Cotswolds to Istanbul and back with his wife and kids The joy and useless skills of memorising capital cities Dom’s experience on The Island with Bear Grylls (off Panama) being the hardest thing he’s ever done Losing almost 3 stone in 14 days Getting eaten alive by sand flies (buried into his leg!) Is Bear Grylls a Ronnie Barker or a Ronnie Corbett What’s real and what’s for TV Bear Grylls getting his kit off and doing ‘the Bear Prayer’ Sarajevo being his top travel recommendation Sarajevo and the (initially) botched assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand Going to Vienna to see Franz Ferdinand’s car and the astounding number plate coincidence The story behind the Hezbollah Hiking Club on the Lebanon mountain trail 27 day walking trail from Syria to Israel Returning to Lebanon and facing some demons Growing old disgracefully Walking to his gig at the Cheltenham Literature festival Lisa expecting Dom to be dressed as a squirrel Listeners questions! Whether his Trigger Happy TV big mobile gets him in trouble on trips Loving guns but not going to shoot up a McDonalds Driving through Utah and hitting on a gun range Bourton on the Water being a cxxt magnet (!) as well as the Venice of the Cotswolds People shouting his catchphrases at him in North Korea Cycling into the library in Brighton The big snail sketch in Trigger Happy TV being one of his favourite Nearly getting beaten up by a Nun in a Londis in Notting Hill Lisa and Dom’s coincidental Candid Camera box set Racist hidden camera shows in South Africa Benny Hill having Arabic and French subtitles in Lebanon Music being Dom’s big love John Simpson’s perfect answer to the music questions His first TV travel show (for Sky) Wish You Were Here on an 8 track in the middle of the Syrian desert Driving into caves outside Palmyra, camping under the full moon and the stars            

I was fortunate to be invited by BWG(Spar, Londis, Mace, Eurospar) to visit the Poggio al Casone vineyard in Tuscany. We arrived at a resort of the highest quality nestled into the middle of some of the prettiest organic vineyards in Italy! For two days Piergiorgio Castellani instructed us into how his family have developed very high quality wine estates to make top class wines.  A Castellani labelled wine can be trusted to deliver. These are people who really understand Sangiovese and have a vision as to where they would like to bring it. Organic viticulture is now central to everything Castellani does. So is high tech! Drones, GPS and indeed robots delivering pheronomes to the vines! Its all here. Many thanks to BWG for this opportunity and a genuine thank you to PierGiorgio for his patience and interest.      Kevin Ecock's WinePod is brought to us with the assistance of the exceptional Santa Rita Wine Room at Monty's of Kathmandu. Looking for a very different and quite brilliant night out, staff event, celebration? Contact Shiva at Monty's at 016704911 or shiva@montys.ie 

A chilling investigation into the dark, dark history of the Londis in Chalfont St Giles. Charlie and Steve go in search of truth behind these spooky goings on don't really uncover anything. Starring: Naomi Petersen (@NaomiPetersen), Katharine Bennett-Fox (hatchtalent.co.uk/katharine-bennett-fox/) and Rhys Collier (@MrRhysCollier)

Theresa May meets Donald Trump: What can we expect? Marc Ostwald, Strategist at ADM ISI believes the meeting is going to be high on rhetoric and low on substance, which goes down well with the fact that the UK cannot initiate a trade deal with the US or any other nation as long as it is the part of the EU. Key topics discussed in this segment are - Tesco's decision to buy Budgens and Londis owner Booker in GBP 3.7 billion deal Chinese economy, risk of deleveraging in the industrial metals space #markets, #trading, #investing, #macro, #Tesco, #Budgens, #Booker, #China, #US, #Europe, #UK, #Trump, #TheresaMay, #politics

Shy, Ben, Aaron. Mark and Maesa go adventuring in a Londis mine.

A lot of horses (and a very good Londis supermarket as far as I recall).  This reel was made famous by Michael Coleman who recorded it many years ago.  That could really have gone without saying as he died many years ago.  I heard people saying they knew a tune so well that they could play in in their sleep but never ...