A GROUP OF TDs and Senators are likely to reject an outright ban on alcohol companies sponsoring sports events in a report to be published today. The report of the Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications will say that implementing a ban will have a negative and detrimental impact on th
Chronic under-staffing of psychology services in Co Roscommon left 180 children waiting one to two years to be seen and prevented psychologists from assessing parents ability to care for their children.
Politicians are opposing any ban on alcohol sponsorship of sporting events and instead want an “addiction†fund set up and stronger regulations for marketing drink.
Alcohol Concern report shows teenagers say it is 'easy' to get home delivery
A message to the European Sponsorship Agency (ESA) from The European Centre for Monitoring Alcohol Marketing: In its statement of June 20th, ESA –the European Sponsorship Agency- stated that they…
By Gary Culliton. The RCPI has asked the Oireachtas Sub-Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport to reconsider its stance on the ban on alcohol sponsorship of sports events.
The Last Word by Philip O'Regan in The Southern Star I'VE been having conflicting views on the whole debate about the Department of Health proposal to ban alcohol companies' sponsorship…
Sunbathing has been blamed for a massive surge in cancer rates over the past ten years. Cancers caused by unhealthy lifestyles, such as drinking and smoking, have seen a rise of up to two-thirds in the last decade, official figures show.
The police and crime commissioner for Derbyshire has called an alcohol summit. Public fears over drink-related crime are to be placed top of the agenda at commissioner Alan Charles’ first alcohol summit, where agencies and individuals will share their knowledge in an effort to identify fresh ways o
Increasing work pressures on doctors' surgeries are preventing effective delivery of cancer prevention information, a report has claimed. From BBC News Northern Ireland Annually in Northern Ireland, 11,200 people develop…