 Boots pharmacies have banned the sale of energy drinks to children. The company will no longer sell energy drinks with more than 150 milligrams of caffeine to anyone under the age of 16. A Boots spokesperson said, we have listened to the growing public concerned about young people consuming high sugar and caffeinated drinks and we want to do the right thing in our 2,500 stores. We asked DCU students if they thought the ban was a good idea. Well, to be honest, I don't really mind that much, but I think that people under 16 are going to go to shops anyway and get sugary drinks is the same kind of argument as drugs. People are going to take them whatever way you go about it. I think it's more so part of a sugar tax plan, is it? Yeah, something like that. I think that's another stupid thing as well. It's a stealth tax and I think people are going to take sugary drinks if they want anyway and they shouldn't be barred from doing it because it's just adding another incentive as to why they should go and do it. I think it's good because it's unhealthy, it's not necessary for someone under 16, so yeah, I think it's a good thing. I think it's a good idea because you can easily be addicted to energy drinks like that, particularly like Red Bull. A friend of mine is that he works for Red Bull and he drinks an excessive amount of Red Bull and it speeds up your heart rate which just isn't good, especially when you're still developing as a young little 16 year old. Under 16's may be requested to prove their age before purchasing drinks such as Red Bull. Renowned chef Jamie Oliver described the plan as brilliant. Boots are following in the footsteps of Aldi and Tesco but are the first non-food retailers to do so. Rachel Farrell DCUTV News