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Mark Devenport | 13:40 UK time, Friday, 21 December 2007

The curse of the Christmas period, or a necessary social lubricant? On his way out from talks at Hillsborough with the Secretary of State, Ian Paisley gave his customary warning to the ladies and gentlemen of the fourth estate to "stay off the devil's buttermilk".

Sinn Fein, meanwhile, has been doing some strategic thinking on alcohol related isses. Concerned about under age drinking, Sue Ramsey has tabled a motion calling for "the clear and identifiable marking of carrier bags provided by off-licences". And with an eye to the litter problems posed by bottles and cans dumped in the streets, Mitchel Mclaughlin wants the Environment Minister to introduce "a refundable deposit sufficient to encourage people to return containers to the point of purchase".

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