Mandatory training in the responsible serving of alcohol by all staff and licence holders who sell alcohol is needed without delay, according to Alcohol Action Ireland. The call follows the…
Excess drinking is costing the NHS in Wales an estimated £70m a year, according to a new report. The Swansea University study, commissioned by the assembly government, put the cost…
Alcohol consumption has a "significant" influence on suicide levels among young men, new research shows. The study also found that the influence of alcohol consumption is "much larger" than that…
The link between alcohol and cancer risks is to be explored as part of the European Week Against Cancer which gets underway next week. It comes after new research revealed…
Alcoholic liver disease rates and deaths in Ireland have almost trebled, new figures reveal. Analysis of data from Ireland's Hospital In-Patient Enquiry (HIPE) scheme has revealed a "considerable increase" in…
Members from both sides of Parliament are calling on the Government to tighten alcohol laws as a way of stopping violence.
TRAVELLERS, DRUG addicts and alcoholics remain the most unaccepted people in Irish society, and young people are the most prejudiced against them, according to a a new book from one of the foremost Irish experts.
Ireland ranks 27th in a global league table for stillbirths. Although the rate is declining, it is well behind countries like Denmark and Norway. A new report shows the rate of stillbirth here in 2009 was 3.
Growing numbers of women and young men are developing mouth cancer, a disease that kills at least two people a week, dentists have warned. Smoking and drinking alcohol are the main risk factors but there is a low awareness of the disease and many are diagnosed too late.
Minister for Home Affairs and Justice, May 2011 The Minister for Home Affairs and Justice Brendan O’Connor today released a new study that shows alcohol is a major contributor to offences committed on weekends.