Letters to The Irish Times Sir, – I was saddened to read of the opposition of certain Government Ministers to the long overdue proposals by Minister of State Róisín Shortall…

From The Irish Times HARRY McGEE, MARY MINIHAN and PAUL CULLEN THE CABINET has deferred discussion on the Government's action plan on alcohol until September amid disagreement between Fine Gael…

WHEN the dust settled after the festival there had been 90 arrests, including a large number for assault and theft, 308 drug seizures, 28 cases of alleged drug dealing, and multiple teenagers had been stabbed — no, not the Swedish House mafia gig, but last year’s Oxegen festival.

The Cabinet has put the much-anticipated action plan on alcohol back until September, the Irish Examiner understands.

THE CABINET has deferred discussion on the Government’s action plan on alcohol until September amid disagreement between Fine Gael and Labour over how strong its measures should be.

From the Irish Examiner By Evelyn Ring Tuesday, July 17, 2012 Over two thirds of people who took their own lives in the past three years knew a family member…

From the Irish Examiner The Cabinet is due today to discuss proposals to counter alcohol abuse. There is plenty of evidence of increasing drink problems that are having serious ramifications…

From The Irish Times DEAGLÁN de BRÉADÚN, Political Correspondent CONTROVERSIAL new proposals to curb alcohol abuse are not on the agenda for today's Cabinet meeting, according to senior political sources.…