A BINGE-DRINKING mother left her two young children abandoned at home alone for more than 16 hours while she went on a bender. The woman (40) left her children, aged nine and six, on their own at their west Dublin home on two occasions to go on drinking sessions lasting several days.
Alcohol companies are following the lead of the tobacco industry, launching a social media campaign to promote the virtues of their product in the face of Government crackdowns.
The alcohol industry in Scotland, including retailer and manufacturers, is to be targeted in a new crackdown on tax cheats.
Young people in the UK are more likely to have been drunk by the age of 13 than those in almost any other country, according to a study. Those aged 15 to 16 are more likely to have been drunk at least once in the last month than their counterparts almost anywhere els
A group of leading medical bodies has called on the Government to set a minimum alcohol price of 50p per unit to tackle
Jahmene Douglas rules out performing 'Last Friday Night'
Thousands of children in care in Scotland are being left in risky circumstances, leaving some with lasting emotional and behavioural problems.
From TheJournal.ie DRINKING JUST ONE or two glasses of wine a week while pregnant can influence a child ’s IQ, according to a new study by researchers from Oxford and Bristol…
On-trade sales volumes continue to decline according to the latest Nielsen figures, with a 4.1 per cent decline in alcohol sales year-on-year (LAD/spirits/wine) MAT to August 2012.
DRINKING JUST ONE or two glasses of wine a week while pregnant can influence a child’s IQ, according to a new study by researchers from Oxford and Bristol Universities.