May 24 2012 Scotland is set to become the first part of the UK to approve plans for minimum pricing for alcohol. MSPs at Holyrood are expected to back Scottish Government legislation, which means drinkers must pay at least 50p per unit of alcohol.
A rapidly changing but recession-hit bar sector is finding that use of social media is as vital as a pint of plain in staying a step ahead WHAT has Willie O'Dea's moustache and Mark Zuckerberg's Facebook got to do with running a hugely successful pub in the recession? Well, it turns out that a mou
THE alcohol industry is putting ''booze before babies'' by making false and misleading claims to a parliamentary inquiry into fetal alcohol disorders, a publicly-funded research body says.
- 11:34 AM Irish retailers expect Euro 2012 to bring them a boost worth €250m. According to research from Retail Excellence Ireland, businesses are hoping that sales of TVs, sportswear and takeaways will soar during the tournament this summer.
The Social Development Minister will launch the new code. (© Getty)
MINISTER Roisin Shorthall has reiterated her commitment to phasing out of alcohol sponsorship of sports in Ireland as part of an overhaul of alcohol marketing, a key recommendation of the…
THE recent “My World Survey” from youth mental health charity Headstrong highlights just how pervasive alcohol use is generally among teenagers and the link between harmful drinking and mental health…
SCOTLAND last week took a major step towards the introduction of minimum pricing, with the announcement that, from next April, alcohol sold there will cost a minimum of 50p per…
THE STRENGTH of the government's commitment to tackling alcohol-related harm in Ireland will become clearer with the imminent decision on the rules governing how retailers separate alcohol from other products.…
We are economically bust, but how is it that we manage to maintain a national booze habit that costs the State upwards of €3.7bn a year? It's stating the bleedin'…