Majority of publicans want minimum alcohol pricing
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…
Sports clubs could lose €3.5m if pubs banned from sponsorship — VFI
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…
New guidelines say doctors should screen all adults for ‘risky’ drinking
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.
Rehab for drunk drivers and road rage affected
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…
Alcohol & Our Health
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As someone who uses alcohol as a prop myself, I can see there’s a problem
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…
Calling time on its Guinness sponsorship can ultimately be good business for the GAA, writes Dermot Crowe
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…
Tackling Alcohol-Related Harm, I’m in! – The First European Awareness Week on Alcohol-Related Harm (AWARH ‘13)
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…
Alyn Smith: Whisky association must accept a sound judgement
THE European Commission supports Scotland's legal victory in its fight on minimum pricing. From The Soctsman Published on 12/05/2013 The European Commissioner for Health, Tonio Borg, said on Wednesday: “I'm…
Would you ‘Like’ a drink? Youth drinking cultures, social networking and alcohol marketing
Preventing alcohol abuse, especially among young people, has long been a focus of public-health campaigns. But despite the well-publicised social and medical consequences of drinking too much it's clear that…
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