Alcohol Action Ireland, the national charity for alcohol related issues, today welcomed the drop in youth crime figures but noted that alcohol remained a leading cause of children coming to the attention of Gardai last year.
Charity Director Fiona Ryan said: “While we welcome the overall reduction in youth crime figures as well as the 22 [...]
Alcohol Action Ireland, the national charity for alcohol-related issues, congratulated the country’s 59,000 Leaving Cert students but reminded them in the run-up to celebrations that they have a choice about whether to drink and if they do drink to remember - there can be a high cost for cheap alcohol.
Charity Director Fiona Ryan said: “The [...]
Alcohol Action Ireland, the national charity for alcohol-related issues, is appealing to every member of the Dáil to save lives on Irish roads by supporting the Road Traffic Bill.
When passed, the Road Traffic Bill 2009 will lower the drink drive limit from 80mgs of alcohol per 100mls of blood to 50mgs, and to 20mgs for [...]
Alcohol Action Ireland, the national charity for alcohol related issues, today welcomed the passing of legislation lowering the drink driving limit and allowing for mandatory alcohol testing in injury-related accidents but called for stricter penalties on those flouting the new limits.
The Road Traffic Bill 2009 reduces the drink driving limit from a Blood Alcohol Concentration [...]
Alcohol Action Ireland, the national charity for alcohol related issues, today welcomed the new Ballymun initiative to reduce alcohol-related harm saying the strategy tackles “head on” the relationship between alcohol-related harm and the ready availability of alcohol.
Alcohol Action Ireland Director Fiona Ryan said: “Both Ballymun Local Drugs Task Force and Safer Ballymun Community Safety Forum [...]
Alcohol Action Ireland, the national charity for alcohol-related issues, urged parents of Leaving Certs to talk with their children about celebratory plans as part of the organisation’s general appeal to students to take care and stay safe.
The charity’s director Fiona Ryan urged parents to be aware of their teenagers’ post-exam plans and to discuss simple [...]
Strategy underlines effectiveness of policies regarding pricing, availability and marketing of alcohol
Alcohol Action Ireland, the national charity for alcohol-related issues, today backed the World Health Organisation’s strategy to reduce the harms from alcohol.
Director Fiona Ryan said: “This is an important step that recognizes the impact of alcohol-related harms and provides a strategy for tackling them.
“Ireland [...]
Alcohol Action Ireland, the national charity for alcohol related issues, today praised a government report on young carers but warned that children looking after alcohol-dependent parents were at even more risk because of the hidden nature of the problem.
The charity’s director Fiona Ryan said: “This report shows that young carers are a vulnerable group of [...]
Alcohol Action Ireland, the national charity for alcohol related issues, today voiced alarm that Ireland was again top of the European binge drinking league with one in four of us downing five drinks or more in one sitting in the previous month - double the European average.
Alcohol Action Ireland’s Policy Development Officer Cliona Murphy said: [...]
Alcohol Action Ireland’s Cliona Murphy made the closing remarks at a seminar on The Social Cost of Alcohol in the European Parliament on the 2nd February 2010. You can listen at http://www.eurocare.org/press/previous_events/the_social_cost_of_alcohol_passive_drinking_02_02_2010
