International research on drinking indicates that Irish society would benefit from a minimum price being set for alcohol. Yesterday, Scotland introduced new rules to tackle binge-drinking, setting the lowest price for alcohol at 50p (60c) per unit.
An organisation representing bars and nightclubs in Northern Ireland has given its backing to a minimum price for alcohol of 50p a unit. Pubs of Ulster boss Colin Neill was speaking after the Scottish government announced it wanted to add 5p to the orig
- 04:18 PM Junior Health Minister Roisin Shorthall has said that Ireland's new minimum alcohol pricing will be similar to Scotland's. The Scottish government today announced that it is imposing a price floor of 50p per unit of alcohol - or just over 60c - in a bid to tackle binge drinking.
SCOTLAND’S health secretary Nicola Sturgeon has announced that the SNP Government wants to set a minimum price of 50p per unit of alcohol. The government says that the measure will save 500 lives a year.
The Government is considering watering down a key recommendation in an expert report aimed at addressing the availability of cheap alcohol.
OPINION: When it comes to laws curbing drink-related problems, the Coalition like earlier governments frets about upsetting the drinks industry, writes BRIAN O'CONNELL SINCE THE early noughties, successive Irish governments have made noises in relation to tackling our ongoing and dysfunctional rela
CHILDREN are the victims of alcohol-related harm in more than a fifth of Australian households, a study has found, adding weight to calls for the price of alcohol sold in bottle shops to be increased to discourage high quantities being consumed in homes.
Australian police have had enough and are cracking down hard on our unruly emigrants, writes Don Lavery
More women in their 20s are suffering from severe liver damage as the result of excessive alcohol consumption, a senior doctor in Norfolk has warned.
Gardaà are leading an initiative to crack down on alcohol misuse in Kerry, in particular underage drinking and drink-related crime.