THE Scottish Government is attempting to delay a legal challenge to its legislation on minimum alcohol pricing after the drinks industry lodged new evidence ahead of the start of the hearing yesterday.
An attempt by Palmerston North's MP to restrict the marketing of alcohol has been voted down by Parliament. MPs spent about two hours last night debating Iain Lees-Galloway's amendment to the Alcohol Reform Bill.
THE VULNERABILITY of teenagers to sexual violence in a binge drinking culture, must be addressed, the Rape Crisis Network has said. Referring to the conviction of a boy for the rape of a 15-year-old girl at what she said was a “drink- and drug-fuelled partyâ€, Rape Crisis Network director Fiona Near
An excellent review article from two scientists at the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism in the USA to be published in Alcohol Clin Exp Res 2012, describes the epidemiologic and basic scientific evidence l
An excellent review article from two scientists at the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism in the USA to be published in Alcohol Clin Exp Res 2012, describes the epidemiologic and basic scientific evidence linking alcohol consumption to the risk of breast cancer.
THE Scottish Government has asked for a postponement of a court challenge to its minimum alcohol pricing legislation. A six-day hearing in the action by the Scottish Whisky Association (SWA) and othe
From BBC News A judicial review of the Scottish government's minimum pricing legislation is scheduled to begin at the Court of Session in Edinburgh on Tuesday. The Scottish Parliament passed…
From TheJournal.ie AN ALCOHOL-RESPONSIBILITY advocacy group are hoping to implement the first-ever national Alcohol Awareness Week for March of next year. The Alcohol Forum is an organisation that has its…
From TheJournal.ie THE CABINET MINISTER responsible for sport in Ireland has again expressed reservations at proposals to outlaw sponsorship of sporting events by alcohol companies. Leo Varadkar, whose tourism brief…