Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport  Leo Varadkar  is resisting moves to pinpoint a date by which drink firms should be banned from sponsoring big sporting events in a Government clampdown on…

The Royal College of Physicians of Ireland says it welcomes the Government's proposals to curb the excessive consumption of alcohol in Ireland. From the Irish Examiner In a statement issued…

Labour's Roisin Shortall has said the link needs to be broken between sport and the promotion of alcohol. From RTE Speaking on RTÉ's News at One programme, Ms Shortall said…

THE country's most senior rugby chief is against any blanket ban on alcohol companies sponsoring sporting events. From The Herald The Department of Health intends to proceed with a plan…

TRANSPORT and Sports Minister  Leo Varadkar  is set to fight plans to ban the alcohol sponsorship of major events like the  Heineken Cup  and the  Guinness  Galway Hurdle. From the Irish Independent Labour Junior Minister  Alex White  has…

HALF of Irish bars are close to calling last orders, a sobering new report has disclosed. From The Irish Sun A shock study of the bar trade by research body…

Half of pubs are in danger of closing, it has emerged. Follow @EvelynRing By Evelyn Ring Irish Examiner Reporter Vision-net, a business information provider, stress tested 945 pubs and found that 49% are in danger of collapse.

MANY young women are now drinking at levels that are "scary", according to Dr Colin O'Gara, head of addiction services at St John of God Hospital, in Dublin.