Absenteeism costs businesses €1.5bn a year
ALCOHOL has been blamed by employers as the primary reason for 4% of short-term absence from work by their male employees and 1% by female employees, in a survey by employers’ body IBEC.
Drink-related crime costs 13% of Justice budget
ONE euro out of every seven euro spent by the Department of Justice goes directly on dealing with alcohol-related crime, new research shows.
€3.7bn — The hidden price of alcohol
THE Government should
Alcohol related hospital admissions up by almost 900 a day
NEARLY 1,000 more people are admitted to hospital every day for drinking compared with five years ago, new research shows.
Facebook ‘increases teenage drugs and alcohol abuse ‘
Teenagers who regularly use Facebook, Myspace and other social networking sites are much more likely to drink, smoke and use marijuana, a study of 1,000 children indicates.
2011 National Teen Survey Finds: Teens Regularly Using Social Networking Sites Likelier to Smoke, Drink, Use Drugs
2011 National Teen Survey Finds: Teens Regularly Using Social Networking Sites Likelier to Smoke, Drink, Use Drugs TEENS WHO WATCH SUGGESTIVE TEEN PROGRAMMING AT INCREASED RISK OF SUBSTANCE ABUSE WASHINGTON, Aug.
New laws on drink driving ‘are too lenient’
A MAJOR row erupted over the new drink-drive changes yesterday, forcing Transport Minister Leo Varadkar to hit back at claims that giving penalty points to drivers caught just over the new drink-drive limit sends out the wrong road-safety message.
TheJournal.ie – ‘Second chance’ for drunk drivers rejected by alcohol charities
New proposals to reduce the penalties for drivers just over the blood alcohol limit have been criticised by alcohol charities. Under the new measures, motorists caught just above the new…
‘Second chance’ for drunk drivers rejected by alcohol charities
NEW PROPOSALS TO reduce the penalties for drivers just over the blood alcohol limit have been criticised by alcohol charities. Under the new measures, motorists caught just above the new limit of 50mg alcohol per 100ml of blood will only face penalty points and a €220 fine – although if they are ca
Irish Independent – Drink drivers to get second chance under lower limits
Motorists face penalty points and on-the-spot fines in new regime Motorists caught just over the new drink-driving limit will be hit with penalty points and a €220 onthe- spot fine…
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