Alcohol test scheme bizarre, says FG
Plans to use children to carry out test purchases of alcohol so gardaà can assess what bars, clubs and off-licences are selling drink to minors have been described by Fine…
Pub audience ‘doubles’ if TV rights sold
Selling the rights to broadcast sports events to pay TV channels "doubles and even trebles" the proportion of the audience going to pubs to watch fixtures, an Oireachtas committee has…
BBC (Scotland) – Minimum pricing alcohol plan defeated
The Scottish government's plans for minimum drink pricing have been defeated at Holyrood, despite a last-minute offer to save the measure. Holyrood's health committee backed a Tory amendment to strike…
Guardian (UK) No Guinness please, we’re Irish
The efforts of Diageo to equate Ireland with Guinness via the medium of marketing continue tomorrow with 'Arthur's Day'. The whole shebang is a relic, says Ed Power An unlikely…
Alcohol abuse increases suicide risk – conference
"Why is suicide everybody's business because suicide prevention is everybody's opportunity," consultant psychiatrist, Dr. Vincent Russell, told a Living Links conference held in the Cavan Crystal hotel on Saturday. Dr.…
Radio New Zealand (New Zealand) – Cabinet rejects advice on lowering alcohol limit
The Government made a mistake when it rejected hundreds of pages of official advice encouraging it to lower the adult blood alcohol level, health lobby groups say. Official papers show…
Co-Operative News (UK) – Call for UK-wide action on alcohol sales
The Co-operative Group has called on the UK Government to work closely with the Scottish Government after the SNP administration announced plans to introduce minimum pricing for alcohol in an…
Co-Operative News (UK) — Call for UK-wide action on alcohol sales
The Co-operative Group has called on the UK Government to work closely with the Scottish Government after the SNP administration announced plans to introduce minimum pricing for alcohol in an…
GAA plan to call time on Guinness
The GAA are strongly considering life without Guinness as they plan to revamp their All-Ireland championship sponsorship deals. The Irish Mail on Sunday understands that, as part of making their…
Money worries blamed for spike in addictions
Financial pressures and recessionary worries have triggered an alarming spike in addiction problems in Ireland. A leading Irish addiction treatment centre has revealed that there has been a marked increase…
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