Young people in Ireland begin drinking at a younger age today than their peers did 10 years ago, a leading charity has warned. According to Alcohol Action Ireland (AAI), new research has shown that those born in Ireland in 1980 began drinking when they were around 16 years of age.

ONE in six people killed on the roads so far this year is under 20 years of age. Garda figures show that 115 people died on the roads up to last Tuesday -- eight fewer than in the same period last year -- and that 19 of the fatalities were young adults aged between 16 and 20.

AN IRISH psychiatrist has disputed four-year research emerging from the US which claims addiction is a chronic brain disorder.

WE LOVE TO talk about Ireland’s alcohol culture – it allows us to speculate about how we drink and why we drink, without ever actually doing anything about it.