Alcohol sponsorship ban ‘not practical’
By Cormac O'Keeffe Wednesday, May 30, 2012 A minister has said it was "not practical in the foreseeable future" to ban sports sponsorship by the alcohol industry. Leo Varadker, the…
By Cormac O'Keeffe Wednesday, May 30, 2012 A minister has said it was "not practical in the foreseeable future" to ban sports sponsorship by the alcohol industry. Leo Varadker, the…
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Reducing daily alcohol intake could prevent 4,600 deaths every year, including more than 2,600 from cancer, experts from Oxford University have said. Cutting daily alcohol intake to just over half a unit, or 5g, could reduce deaths fro
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The Government is looking at how other countries put minimum prices on drinks but Justice Minister Judith Collins says making alcohol more expensive won't necessarily curb binge boozing.
We are economically bust, but how is it that we manage to maintain a national booze habit that costs the State upwards of €3.7bn a year? It's stating the bleedin'…
Scotland has become the first part of the UK to back minimum pricing for alcohol. MSPs voted by 86 to one in favour of legislation which will mean drinkers must…
MANY people are still "shockingly unaware" of common cancer risks while wrongly believing myths that the disease is caused by aerosol sprays and tight underwear. A survey of 748 people…
Scotland has become the first part of the UK to back minimum pricing for alcohol. MSPs voted by 86 to one in favour of legislation which will mean drinkers must pay at least 50p per unit of alcohol.