Drink drivers involved in collisions will escape mandatory breath testing after legal problems were identified in the new legislation, the Irish Independent has learned. The new law, which obliges gardai…
Ivan the Terrible ramped up its production, Mikhail Gorbachev banned it and Boris Yeltsin wandered the streets of Washington in his underpants after consuming too much of it. Now President…
Alcohol Action Ireland, the national charity for alcohol-related issues, congratulated the country's 59,000 Leaving Cert students but reminded them in the run-up to celebrations that they have a choice about…
We all know that alcohol consumption takes its toll on the liver. But did you know that alcohol is linked to a number or other problems? 1 Gastro-intestinal disease Alcohol…
Peter Dunne loves wine. After all, it's his business. As a director of Mitchell and Sons Wine Merchants, it's his bread and butter -- as well as a lifelong passion.…
The head of AE at one of the country's busiest hospitals has called for a ban on sports sponsorship by drinks companies. Dr Cathal O'Donnell, chief of emergency medicine at the…
Alcohol-related injuries in Victoria have risen dramatically over the past decade, while the state's alcohol consumption remained stable. Michael Livingston and his colleagues at the Turning Point Alcohol and Drug…
A hard-hitting report from a team of experts lists 63 recommendations which they believe will improve both the health of its citizens and its image. Its findings and recommendations have…
Almost one-in-five people arrested and charged with drink driving last year were not convicted, new figures compiled by the Sunday Independent reveal. The Cavan/Monaghan district and Waterford city had the…
The Welsh Assembly Government has confirmed that Health Minister Edwina Hart wants to "take control and take action" over alcohol. She will ask cabinet colleagues to request that the Licensing…