Minister calls for nightclubs review after crush injuries
Gardaà are investigating how the 18-year-old girl and six other young people were injured in a crowd surge outside the Copper Face Jacks nightclub in Dublin just before midnight on…
Garda investigate crush outside Copper Face Jacks nightclub
The condition of a young woman injured during a crowd surge outside Dublin nightclub Copper Face Jacks has improved, changing from critical to stable. Six other people were injured when the queuing…
Drinking culture linked to sexual violence, research finds
The Government is failing to prevent rape and sexual violence and is ignoring the role alcohol plays in sexual aggression, according to the Rape Crisis Network Ireland( RCNI). From The Irish…
Alcohol charity calls for legislation to regulate drinks promotions and advertising which encourage harmful binge drinking among young people
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…
Ageing population and poor lifestyles will double rates of cancer by 2040
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 believe alcohol facilitates the majority of ‘sexual hook ups’
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 ‘worse than smoking tobacco or cannabis’ and 7,000 babies a year are harmed, warn senior medics
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…
‘There’s something distasteful about a sportsperson promoting a drug’
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 responsible for most overdoses
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…
Breath tests at Garda checkpoints at record low
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…
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