Plain talking on the alcohol epidemic
With the nation ’s love affair with alcohol as intoxicating as ever, Dr Garrett FitzGerald praises the work of the Aiséirà Treatment Centre in Wexford, which is quietly celebrating its 25th…
Alcohol Action Ireland Conference Programme
Time Please … For Change Key initiatives that could make a real difference to Ireland ’s relationship with alcohol will be the focus of a conference hosted by Alcohol Action Ireland on…
How do we deal with teens drinking near our house?
From the Irish Independent We are a family who live in a nice area. It was fine when the children were young but now the toddlers have become teens. Some…
Sales of alcohol at supermarkets have grown by 8 per cent this quarter
German discount chain Aldi posted all-time record market share growth in Ireland of nearly 30 per cent for the 12 weeks ending 30 September 2012 according to latest figures released…
Lifestyle ‘vices’ pushing up life assurance premiums, says insurer
LIFESTYLE “VICES†ARE cutting life expectancy and pushing up life insurance premiums, according to insurance company Caledonian Life. The company has cited expert research by the Irish Heart Foundation showing that 39 per cent of Irish adults are overweight and 25 per cent are obese – which is in t
Aldi registers record growth
German discount chain Aldi posted all-time record market share growth in Ireland of nearly 30 per cent for the 12 weeks ending 30 September 2012 according to latest figures released by Kantar World panel.
Tougher rules for alcohol advertisements
Advertisers selling alcohol or promoting the environmental benefits of their products will soon have less wriggle-room in ambiguous advertisements. The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) today (Mon) released its updated code for environmental claims and for the advertising and promotion of alcoh
Alcohol floor price
The Australian National Preventative Health Agency is expected to propose this week that cheap wine be banned from sale in Australia. The idea of a national 'floor price' on alcohol, which would see drinkers made to pay between 8 and 10 dollars for a bottle of grog, has been welcomed by health grou
Minimum pricing plans in Scotland shelved by ministers
PLANS to introduce minimum pricing on alcohol in Scotland have been postponed indefinitely by ministers as a result of a growing legal challenge to the controversial move.
‘Shocking’ plans to raise price of pint
THE VINTNERS’ FEDERATION of Ireland has hit out at plans by Diageo to put up the price of a pint. A pint of Guinness as well as Budweiser and Carlsberg is expected to rise by about five cent.
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