WE WERE JUST daydreaming about tonight's happy hour”¦when this drinking mirror app gave us second thoughts. From thejournal.ie As part of the Scottish government's “Drop A Glass Size” campaign, Drinking…
IN OCTOBER 2005, Galway teenager Shane Mullins drove drunk and crashed his car. From TheJournal.ie Aged just 17, Shane was brought to the brink of death: after four days in…
There is no doubt we have a very unhealthy relationship with alcohol. Is this another result of both the Celtic Tiger and its demise? By Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan in The…
Alcohol has been identified as one of the leading contributors to breast cancer deaths in a University of Otago study.
THE Health Secretary Alex Neil yesterday underlined his determination to press ahead with alcohol minimum pricing, saying he is fully committed to the “life-saving†policy.
The government is set to abandon plans for minimum alcohol pricing in England and Wales, it has emerged.
Professor John Crown, speaking in the Seanad, said: "There is a need for a code of conduct within the precincts of this building. That code should be based around not…
More than one in ten children in their final year of primary school admits to having drunk alcohol during the previous week, according to a new survey.
Follow @Junomaco By Juno McEnroe Political Correspondent Recommendations by an Oireachtas committee for the continued alcohol sponsorship of sporting events have been criticised by health campaigners.
While there are compelling arguments in favour of banning sponsorship of sports events by the drinks industry, the proposal for a ban by 2016 seems destined to be long-fingered.