From Business & Leadership The Vintners' Federation of Ireland (VFI), which represents approximately 4,200 publicans throughout Ireland, has issued a statement welcoming the fact that the findings of the Health…
HOMELESS AGENCY: Cheap alcohol has created problems for Trust, the homeless agency, and has meant it must continue restrictions on its “open doorâ€, in place since 2009.
VFI spokesman warns that rogue traders are driving compliant publicans out of business As many as one in five Cork pubs may be trading without a license, according to a local industry spokesman who has urged the authorities to get tough on the worst offenders who are “driving legitimate pubs out of
Labour is calling for changes to stop the normalisation of alcohol by sporting and cultural heroes amid an 'explosion' of foetal alcohol syndrome. It says New Zealanders are being bombarded with messages that alcohol is a normal part of life and is urging MPs to support proposed new restrictions on
THE head of trauma at St Vincent's Hospital has called for new strategies to limit drinking in inner-city suburbs, saying doctors are reaching the limit of their capacity to treat seriously injured victims.
A column for TheJournal.ie by Fiona Ryan, Director of Alcohol Action Ireland. WORKING FOR AN alcohol charity after an incident like the Phoenix Park concert usually means getting asked about…
Thursday, July 12, 2012 in the Irish Examiner More than four out of five people in this country think that Irish people drink too much alcohol, according to a survey…
By Cormac O'Keeffe in the Irish Examiner Thursday, July 12, 2012 People are in favour of minimum prices for alcohol and bans on advertising, but are against ending sponsorship of…