Alcohol associated illness cost Irish hospitals more than €800 million in a five-year period and accounted for almost 9 per cent of all hospital bed days, far greater than previously thought, new research has found.
The Mayor of Navan has revealed he had to give up walking his dog at the local Ramparts because of the activities of "antisocial elements" engaged in drinking alcohol along the Boyne.
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UP to 170 people are dying from alcohol-related illnesses each year, according to a new report which reveals the full extent of Ireland's drink 'crisis'.
More than one-third of people who died of alcohol-related liver disease were below 34 years of age, new figures reveal. Statistics published by the Health Research Board showed that between…
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ALCOHOL-RELATED deaths are increasing and young men are most likely to be the victims, a study by the Health Research Board has found. In a report published yesterday, the board questioned the effectiveness of education campaigns to curb alcohol abuse.