Scotland backs minimum alcohol pricing
Scotland has become the first part of the UK to back minimum pricing for alcohol. MSPs voted by 86 to one in favour of legislation which will mean drinkers must pay at least 50p per unit of alcohol.
‘Safe and Sober’ seminar held in Dublin yesterday
A device which prevents a vehicle from starting if alcohol is detected on the driver's breath was demonstrated at a Safe and Sober seminar held in Dublin yesterday, jointly hosted by the European Transport Safety Council (ETSC), the Road Safety Authority (RSA) Health and Safety Authority (HSA) and A
Revealed: One child a week in Britain taken to hospital with alcohol-related illness
ONE child under five is taken to hospital with an “alcohol-related illness†every WEEK, shock figures reveal. Six times in the last year, medics treated babies who hadn’t even turned one.
MSPs set to pass alcohol price Bill
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.
Why Facebook could prove to be the Irish publican’s best ‘friend’
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
Alcohol warning labels shunned by industry despite research
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.
Retailers expect €250m Euro boost from sporty men and bored women
- 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.
Alcohol code of practice to launch
The Social Development Minister will launch the new code. (© Getty)
Ministers show support for phasing out of alcohol sponsorship of sports
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…
Worrying findings from “My World Survey”
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…
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