Why lax parents are really to blame for teenage boozing
Parents probably wrung their hands at the news that drunk teenagers who turn up at Dublin 4's legendary disco at Old Wesley Rugby Club are looked after in an on-site…
‘Wet room’ for teens at Wes disco not a nice notion … but it is a necessity
IT'S depressing to hear that the Wezz disco has had to introduce a “drunk-tank” for children who've had too much alcohol. From Independent.ie My eldest will be going to her…
Below cost alcohol ban 40 times less effective than minimum pricing
The British Medical Journal's investigation into the role played by the alcohol industry in public health policy focuses on the government's decision to drop its commitment to introduce a minimum…
Under the influence
In a BMJ investigation, Jonathan Gornall discovers that the government consultation into introducing a minimum unit price for alcohol in England and Wales was a sham and that politicians ignored…
Should there be a word for an ‘almost alcoholic’?
Everybody thinks they know what an "alcoholic" is, but what about those who drink too much but fall short of the common definitions of alcoholism? Should there be a word…
Drinks group tipped off about Cabinet memo
A DRINKS industry-funded group was tipped off by a Department of Health official that its views were not included in a confidential government anti-alcohol abuse memo. From the Irish Independent…
Lapgate fails to call time on Dí¡il bar drinks
The notorious incident ”” in which Cork TD Tom Barry pulled Fine Gael colleague Ãine Collins down onto his lap in the early hours of the morning as deputies voted…
Calling time on lobbying of Government
The success of the drinks industry in dissuading the Government from banning their sponsorship of major sporting events, last year, is an example of the effectiveness of political lobbying. Representations…
Only by breaking links with the alcohol industry can governments create policies informed by evidence and analysis, writes NSW Greens MP John Kaye
Everyone seems to have an opinion on how to stop the appalling toll of alcohol-related violence. The police, nurses and ambulance unions want early lockouts. The usual suspects in the…
Powerful play by drinks sector to block ban on sponsorship of major sporting events
The drinks industry engaged in a sustained effort to dissuade the Coalition from banning the sponsorship of major sporting events by drink companies, official records show. From The Irish Times…
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