Alcohol News

National Taskforce on Youth Mental Health discusses the damage alcohol is doing to the mental health of our young people in the context of the Public Health (Alcohol) Bill Minister of State for Mental Health and Older People Helen McEntee today (Wednesday) reiterated her support for the Public Health (Alcohol) Bill. The Minister was speaking after the National Taskforce on Youth Mental Health discussed, at its recent meeting, the damage alcohol is doing to the mental health of our young... Full Story

The Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport, Shane Ross TD, has welcomed the decision of the Government earlier today to approve the General Scheme of a Road Traffic (Fixed Penalty – Drink Driving) Bill 2017. Speaking today the Minister said: “The evidence shows that despite a perception to the contrary, drink driving continues to be a very serious issue in this country. We can no longer be ambivalent in our attitude toward this destructive practice.” Research conducted by the Road... Full Story

The National Association of General Practitioners (NAGP) has given its support to the  Public Health (Alcohol) Bill and urged the Government not to bow to pressure from private interests. The GP body say the Legislative Bill puts health before profit. Family doctors, as the first point of contact for health advice, strongly support this approach. Dr. Emmet Kerin, NAGP President, said, “Family doctors see, first-hand, the  troubling  consequences of alcohol abuse on young people and the associated social problems.  Three people died each day... Full Story

Ireland has the world's highest rate of women drinking alcohol while pregnant, even though public health campaigns warn repeatedly of the risk to the baby. According to the research, 60.4% of Irish women continue to drink when they are expecting a baby, amounting to six times the global average of one in 10. From the Irish Examiner The next highest rate of drinking after Ireland was to be found in Belarus, where 46.6% of women admitted drinking. Denmark came third... Full Story

Alcohol Action Ireland are looking to recruit a Head of Communications and Advocacy to increase awareness and understanding of Alcohol Action Ireland's work to reduce alcohol-related harm and engage and grow support for our advocacy activities. Location: Coleraine House, Coleraine Street, Dublin 7 Apply by: 5pm on Friday, February 17, 2017 Position / Title: Head of Communications and Advocacy Reporting to: CEO Contract type: Full-time How to apply: Applicants should email their CV, including a cover letter, to suzanne@alcoholactionireland.ie Alcohol... Full Story

Irish Cancer Society statement: Alcohol is the cause of around 900 incidences of cancer in Ireland each year, and 500 of these patients will die of their disease. These sobering facts will be highlighted at a public talk tonight (Wed, December 7) on the links between alcohol and cancer. The Irish Cancer Society event ’Decoding Cancer – Alcohol and Cancer: The Sobering Facts' will see Addiction Psychiatrist Dr Peter Rice address the implications of what we drink on how likely... Full Story

Three of Ireland's leading children's charities, Barnardos, the Children's Rights Alliance and the ISPCC have joined forces today to express disappointment at the postponement of the debate on the Public Health (Alcohol) Bill. 30 Nov 2016. Published by the Children's Rights Alliance. This comes in the wake of comments in the Seanad yesterday by Nicola Sturgeon, MSP, First Minister of... Full Story