VFI ANGRY AT GOVERNMENT INACTION OVER ALCOHOL LEGISLATION Press Release from the Vintner's Federation of Ireland Over 350 publicans today (May 14th 2013) attended the Knightsbrook Hotel, in Co. Meath…
NO LABELS have yet been put on alcohol products sold in Ireland containing health warnings about drinking during pregnancy, despite the recommendations of a report a year ago. From Independent.ie…
More than 70pc of publicans want the government to introduce a minimum price for alcohol to help pubs hurt by competition from cheaper off-licences, according to a new survey. From…
IRELAND'S SPORTS CLUBS could lose out on €3.5 million in vital sponsorship funds if the Government bans alcohol sponsorship of sports events, the group representing Irish publicans has claimed. From…
One simple question is all it takes, expert task force finds. (HealthDay)—Primary care doctors should screen all adults for drinking problems, and offer them counseling if needed, new guidelines from the U.
Proposals would see dangerous drivers forced to visit Emergency Departments. From Newstalk Drunk drivers and people who've been convicted after a bout of 'road rage' will reportedly be forced to…
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More nagging about booze. How tiresome. A new study, from the universities of Newcastle and Sunderland and published in the public health journal BMC, claims that: "Middle class professionals who drink at home are…
AS expected, there were no reports of men levelling counties in one second flat, nor of mythological giants going hell for leather, when Antrim met Westmeath in the Leinster hurling…
In 2010, alcohol-related harm in the European Union cost €155bn[1]. It's enough to host the London Olympics fourteen times. It is a heavy cost to bear in times of economic…