The true extent of alcohol-related violence and intimidation has been revealed in startling new research. According to a survey commissioned by the charity, Alcohol Action Ireland (AAI), half of people say they have experienced some type of alcohol-related intimidation, threat or violence during th
AS Alcohol Awareness Week gets under way today a charity has highlighted the true cost of booze in Wales. The cost of alcohol- related harm in Wales is estimated at ���1 billion per year.
To download a soft copy of the presentations click on the presenter's name. All presentations are available in adobe, portable document format (PDF) Session One - Alcohol and Crime in…
Even as health experts warn of rising alcohol consumption among under-18s, nightclubs are giving alcohol away to lure customers CLUB PROMOTERS are calling it a sprint to the bottom.
on 11/11/2011 00:00:00 That was the message yesterday from the father of a 21-year-old man who took his own life after a drink-fuelled night out in Mayo last March.
HALF OF all people who drink alcohol in Ireland do so at levels that are damaging their health, an Oireachtas committee has heard. Every member of the Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children who spoke on the issue yesterday said the price of drink must be increased significantly if the “escalat
Fianna Fáil's Billy Kelleher has suggested that the legal age to purchase alcohol from off-licences should be raised.
Deputy Buttimer and committee members, thank you for having us here today. My name is Fiona Ryan and I am the director of Alcohol Action Ireland, the national charity for…
Irish Examiner - 09/11/11 Click on image to see in full size
CALLS HAVE BEEN MADE this week by a number of national charities and medical representative organisations for the introduction of minimum pricing on alcohol.