Drunkenness of soldiers’ wives condemned

Dublin, 29 March 1915 - A Temperance meeting on Church Street in Dublin was told yesterday, by Joseph Mooney JP, an anti-drink campaigner, of the 'shameless drinking of the wives and mothers of soldiers at the Front’. Mr Mooney continued: ‘The money coming from the War Office, known as separation money is being recklessly spent on drink with disastrous consequences to women and children.’

Mr. Mooney told the meeting that all attempts to assist these women had been to no avail.

[Editor's note: This is an article from Century Ireland, a fortnightly online newspaper, written from the perspective of a journalist 100 years ago, based on news reports of the time.]