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Sir, - Is anyone else shocked by the absence of a law preventing breweries from targeting teenagers and children as young as …

Sir, - Is anyone else shocked by the absence of a law preventing breweries from targeting teenagers and children as young as eight with their brands through merchandise from English Premiership football clubs.

I find it extraordinary that children are being used as walking billboards for brands such as "Carlsberg" and "Newcastle Ale". Surely, if we see fit to have a legal age limit for drinking this shouldn't be allowed. - Yours, etc. Seamus O'hUallaigh

Glencairn Dr., Dublin 18.