PUBS in Tralee, supported by local Gardaí, have backed a Tralee Chamber Alliance plan to roll-out an initiative to help people who feel unsafe on a night out.
The campaign encourages people who might find themselves in an uncomfortable situation to ‘Ask for Angela’ at the bar. When a customer uses that code-phrase, the pub staff will know that something is not right and will then help the customer by discretely removing them from the situation.
The campaign started in the UK in 2016 and Tralee Chamber Alliance have adopted it because they want to help improve nightlife in the town.
“The local pubs, Gardaí and Tralee Chamber Alliance want to do all that we can to make sure people have a good, safe night out in our town. The ‘Ask For Angela’ initiative will help Tralee to retain the Purple Flag which confirms that Kerry’s capital town has a safe, vibrant and well-managed night time economy,” said Chamber spokesman Ken Tobin.
So far, 10 pubs have signed-up to be part of the initiative and they will display posters ontheir premises to raise awareness of the campaign among their customers.
“Students from Institute of Technology Tralee have already played a key role in developing and rolling out the campaign and we hope to work closely with them further when the new academic year commences in September,” said Ken Tobin.
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