Alcohol in pregnancy can effect brain development in the womb with possible knock-on effects on behaviour, learning and social skills. Compelling emerging proof shows that no amount of alcohol is good for pregnant women and their babies, according to one of Mayo’s leading childbirth educators.

A TOWN has launched a campaign to stop the sale of super-strength alcohol in what is believed to be the first initiative of its kind in the UK. Off-licence owners in Ipswich are being asked to remove strong beers and ciders from their stores in an effort to tackle alcohol abuse.

From IrishHealth.com A new Government report has again highlighted the growing problem of alcohol abuse in Ireland. The report, launched by Minister for State at the Department of Health Roisin…

One-third of 18 to 24-year-olds are downing four-and-a-half pints or one-and-a-quarter bottles of wine on a night out. The extent of binge drinking among this age group was described as

THE EQUIVALENT of 4½ pints of beer, or 1¼ bottles of wine, is consumed by almost a third of 18- to 24-year-old drinkers on a typical night out, a new report on alcohol has revealed.

A new Government report has again highlighted the growing problem of alcohol abuse in Ireland. The report, launched by Minister for State at the Department of Health Roisin Shortall, shows that approximately 20% of those surveyed experienced some form of harm as a result of their drinking, with men

- 04:22 PM More than half of Irish drinkers consume alcohol in a harmful manner, according to the results of a new survey out today. Harmful drinking, using AUDIT-C scores, was more common among male drinkers (71%) than female drinkers (44%) and more common among 18–24-year-old drinkers (75%) than