Alcohol Action Ireland, the national charity for alcohol-related issues, today called on all political parties to commit to tackling the detrimental impact of alcohol on children and young people. The…
Alcohol Action Ireland, the national charity for alcohol-related issues, today called on all political parties to commit to tackling the detrimental impact of alcohol on children and young people. The…
A new support service for west Fifers has found some youngsters are drinking up to 100 units of alcohol a week — nearly five times the recommended weekly limit for an adult male.
My friends let their young teenagers have alcohol at parties – my daughter is only 11 but it won't be long before she's invited and I don't want her joining the binge-drinking culture
The Irish Examiner - 19/01/11 Click on image to view in full size
By Dr Ananya Mandal, MD New statistics from the Australian Bureau of Statistic (ABS) on alcohol and wine consumption released on Tuesday show beer consumption is now at its lowest level in 61 years. It is making up less than half of all the pure alcohol consumed in Australia. In the 1960?s beer fo
Doctors warned yesterday that the Government?s new minimum alcohol price was so low it would have ?no effect at all? on the nation?s health. The new system ? under which lager can be sold for 38p per can and wine for ?2 a bottle ? was also dism
NEW MEASURES restricting the sale of cut-price alcohol in the UK will not be effective, warned campaigners. Supermarkets and off-licences will be banned from selling alcohol below the price of VAT and excise duties levied on drinks. This means cans of lager should not be sold for less than 38p each
A new report has unlocked the mystery of why men die so much younger than women - and smoking and drinking habits are two of the biggest culprits. The study, which examined 30 European countries to find out more about the "gender gap" in lifespan, found that Irish men take years off their lives bec