A MAJOR row erupted over the new drink-drive changes yesterday, forcing Transport Minister Leo Varadkar to hit back at claims that giving penalty points to drivers caught just over the new drink-drive limit sends out the wrong road-safety message.
New proposals to reduce the penalties for drivers just over the blood alcohol limit have been criticised by alcohol charities. Under the new measures, motorists caught just above the new…
NEW PROPOSALS TO reduce the penalties for drivers just over the blood alcohol limit have been criticised by alcohol charities. Under the new measures, motorists caught just above the new limit of 50mg alcohol per 100ml of blood will only face penalty points and a €220 fine – although if they are ca
Motorists face penalty points and on-the-spot fines in new regime Motorists caught just over the new drink-driving limit will be hit with penalty points and a €220 onthe- spot fine…
Motorists face penalty points and on-the-spot fines in new regime
SENATOR AVERIL POWER has proposed a way to combat underage drinking – put out the Junior Certificate results on a Friday rather than the traditional Wednesday.
Children as young as four have been treated in accident and emergency departments in Wales for the effects of alcohol, research shows.
THE family of a former garda found frozen to death in Wales has called for better support for sufferers of alcoholism in both Ireland and Wales.
Thirsty Britons consume more than 5,800 pints and 8,700 glasses of wine during their lifetime, new research has shown.
British women have topped a European league of ‘ladette’ drinking shame. They are now as likely to binge on alcohol as men, according to EU research. In every other country in the study men outdrank women – sometime