Alcohol Action Ireland, the national charity for alcohol-related issues, has criticised the type of drinks promotion that led to a huge crowd of young people gathering outside a Dublin nightclub…
POOR lifestyle habits and an ageing population are being blamed for a predicted doubling of cancer cases in Ireland by 2040. From independent.ie A new report has warned that the…
YOUNG PEOPLE ARE totally unable to talk about sex, let alone negotiate consent, finds a new report by the Rape Crisis Network Ireland (RCNI) on young people, alcohol and sex.…
Drinking during pregnancy causes more harm to the unborn child than tobacco smoke or cannabis, according to senior doctors. From dailymail.co.uk They want Government guidelines to be changed to tell…
A LABOUR DEPUTY has claimed that powerful lobbying groups from the drinks industry were successful in getting a decision on alcohol sponsorship in sport indefinitely delayed. From thescore.ie Labour TD…
Legal drugs such as prescription medication, alcohol, and methadone are responsible for most drug overdoses, according to new figures. From the Irish Examiner They also show the number of poisonings…
Figures published by the Garda National Traffic Bureau show 441,380 breath tests were conducted last year ”” a 4.2% reduction on the number of tests in 2012. From the Irish Examiner…
There has been a considerable increase in the number of deaths involving cocktails of anti-anxiety drugs and alcohol, according to figures released today. From The Irish Times The figures relate…
The latest gangland killing brings to eight the number of people who have suffered violent deaths in the first 18 days of 2014 -- compared to none in the same…
JUST two out of 462 motorists breathalysed in a weekend blitz on drink drinking failed the test. From Independent.ie Around 1,100 vehicles that passed through gardai checkpoints as part of…