Alcohol – set an example to the kids on drink
The manager of Derry City FC has backed a new campaign asking parents not to drink during family celebrations. From the Derry Journal Published on 06/04/2013 Speaking at the launch…
Response to our chronic addiction is a sick joke
IT can seem comical to the outside observer that the alcoholic is so blind to their addiction. But this alcoholic myopia is essential to maintain the illusion of non-dependence, and…
‘Ambivalence to alcohol abuse must be removed’
Children's Minister Frances Fitzgerald has said the national “ambivalence” to alcohol abuse must be removed given the level of damage being caused to young people. From the Irish Examiner By…
Gardai planning crackdown on drinking before concerts
GARDAI have told Ireland's concert promoters they will be taking a tougher line with drinking ahead of major gigs. From the Irish Independent Laura Butler – 05 April 2013 All…
Our teenagers are crying out for help. We have to start listening
IRELAND'S young people are crying out for help. But is anyone listening? We have become so obsessed with the financial crisis, and adjusting to the era of austerity, that perhaps…
Plan to renew measures on tobacco, alcohol and sugar
The introduction of plain-packaged cigarette boxes, an end to drinks industry sponsorship of sporting events and the resurrection of his sugar tax proposal are part of Minister for Health Dr…
25% of senior cycle students are problem drinkers
From the Irish Examiner Thursday, April 04, 2013 Nearly 10% of senior cycle students drink “dangerous levels” of alcohol ”” and another quarter engage in “problem drinking”. By Cormac O'Keeffe…
Revealed: how our bingeing teenagers are drinking themselves into depression
From the Irish Independent Eilish O'Regan Health Correspondent – 04 April 2013 ONE in five teenagers is drinking weekly by the time they are in fifth year in school, according…
Outgoing CEO of Alcohol Action Ireland, Fiona Ryan, takes up new post
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…
Significant binge drinking among 5th-years
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…
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