HIGH-strength beers sold in the town could soon have a sticker on them detailing where they were bought. Crawley and Gatwick Business Watch, which runs the town's Pubwatch initiative, is calling on its members to join the pilot scheme.
From Mayo Today Mayo ’s first Foetal Alcohol Awareness Day will take place next Friday, September 7th to spread the word that “Alcohol and Pregnancy Don ’t Mix ”. It will be launched…
A consultation on plans to reduce the drink-driving limit is to be launched by the Scottish government.
By John Fallon in the Irish Examiner Tuesday, September 04, 2012 Former GAA president Dr Mick Loftus will attend his first All-Ireland hurling final in 15 years on Sunday after…
PRIMARY school teacher PJ O'Meara, in this piece on alcohol industry sponsorship of sports, argues that "we owe it to this generation of young people to protect them from a particularly…
WHEN it comes to the debate surrounding alcohol sponsorship and sports, the burden of proof should be on the drinks industry argues Dr Bobby Smyth, Child and Adolescent Pyschiatrist with the…
TOM McGurk, the respected Irish journalist, radio presenter and sports broadcaster, will speak at Alcohol Action Ireland's conference on Thursday, November 1. Mr McGurk, well-known as the host of RTE'…
Drugs link to 70% of crimes on probation By Cormac O ’Keeffe in the Irish Examiner Saturday, September 01, 2012 More than 70% of crimes committed by offenders under supervision in…
By Arlene Harris in the Irish Examiner Sunday, September 02, 2012 The younger your kids drink the more likely they are to suffer alcohol-related problems later in their lives, a…
The younger your kids drink the more likely they are to suffer alcohol-related problems later in their lives, a new study reveals. Arlene Harris reports.