From Sonas Housing Association Anne McKeon, chairperson of Sonas Housing, is delighted to announce the appointment of the organisation's new CEO, Fiona Ryan, the former director of Alcohol Action Ireland. “We are delighted to…
From irishhealth.com Alcohol consumption among young people in Ireland typically begins around mid-adolescence, with ’significant bingeing' evident by fifth year in secondary school, a new Irish study has found. According…
A letter to The Irish Times Sir, – The cited €3.7 billion fallout (Editorial, March 27th), of absenteeism, crime and related illnesses from alcohol misuse and abuse does not include…
THE relaxation of pub opening hours has fuelled a rise in absenteeism at work suggesting that many people who call in sick are simply hung over, economists have concluded.
From EuroCare A new report from the Alcohol Health Alliance UK (AHA) has found that hospital admissions for alcohol-related cancer in England have jumped 28% in just eight years. The…
It's disappointing that the GAA has not taken a stand against alcohol sponsorship, says Colm O'Rourke From the Sunday Independent 31 March 2013 The appearance of the Big Three –…
Bowel cancer rates among men have soared by more than a quarter in the last 35 years, new figures have revealed. But the rise among women is far lower, at around six per cent.
From the Sunday Independent Niamh Horan – 31 MARCH 2013 THE FAI plans to ask UEFA to change stadium rules on match days so that soccer fans can enjoy alcoholic beverages…
From The Journal GO OFF THE drink they said. Be fine, I said. When I was approached by SpunOut.ie to help launch the Hello Sunday Morning initiative in Ireland, I…
From The Irish Times Minister for Health James Reilly has said he'd “love to see each cigarette costing €1” so that people would “think long and hard before they inhaled long and…