Call for labels on bottles to warn of alcohol’s danger to foetuses
FOSTER parents and public health groups have urged federal politicians to take urgent action to prevent more babies from suffering foetal alcohol spectrum disorder.
Independent off-licences blame closure rate on below-cost alcohol sales by supermarkets
THE SPECIALIST off-licence sector will “die a death within five years†unless the Government “urgently†implements key Department of Health recommendations to address alcohol abuse, its representative group has claimed.
Parents of death-fall teen call for change in drink culture
A UNIVERSITY student plunged to his death after taking a short cut on his way home from a party by vaulting over a 6ft-high wall -- without realising there was a 30ft drop on the other side.
Eolas: “Substance misuse strategy: Fighting Ireland’s national addiction”
As the Government pledges a crackdown on alcohol prices and marketing, Peter Cheney assesses the scale of Irish alcoholism and the differing proposals to tackle the problem. Ministers are preparing…
We’re drinking less booze but are consuming it too quickly
We're drinking less often than many of our European counterparts these days -- but as a nation we're putting it away far too quickly. Yesterday, drinkaware.
Drop in Patrick’s Day drunkenness, says senior garda
Efforts to break the ‘drunken Irish’ stereotype on St Patrick’s Day in Dublin resulted in one of the most enjoyable festivals ever, according to a senior garda.
Govt threatens alcohol ad ban to protect young people
The Government has warned that it will consider a ban on alcohol advertising unless more action is taken to reduce young people's exposure to it. Alcohol advertising: document seeks to…
Europeans are world’s heaviest drinkers: WHO report
Europeans are world's heaviest drinkers: WHO report LONDON | Tue Mar 27, 2012 4:42pm EDT (Reuters) - People in Europe drink more alcohol than in any other part of the…
Substance misuse strategy: Fighting Ireland’s national addiction
As the Government pledges a crackdown on alcohol prices and marketing, Peter Cheney assesses the scale of Irish alcoholism and the differing proposals to tackle the problem.
Year-long study reveals that 1 in 4 children live with ‘addict’ parents
A quarter of children have parents with drug or alcohol problems, a year-long study shows. The 3.6million youngsters were found to be seven times more likely to develop similar problems themselves.
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