The Foreigner (Norway) – Holiday children suffer from drunk parents
The number of Norwegian children suffering on holidays to sunny southern Europe because of drunken parents is on the increase. A third of adults say they drink more than three…
Let’s raise a glass to our drunkenness
So, did you enjoy your Arthur's Day, then? Did the young ones get home in one piece? Did they make it into work or school last Friday morning? Did you?…
Healy-Rae opposes teen drink plan
Independent Councillor and publican Danny Healy-Rae has strongly criticised a plan to use children to carry out test purchases of alcohol so gardaà can assess what bars, clubs and off-licences…
Herald Scotland (Scotland) – Police chief challenges minimum drink price opponents
The chief constable of the country's biggest police force has issued a challenge to those who voted down minimum alcohol pricing this week to come up with an alternative. Stephen…
Drink convictions
There is something perverse about a government that engages in high-flown rhetoric about protecting the public from alcohol abuse while, at the same time, adopting a softly-softly approach to the…
msnbc.com (USA) – Booze tax could make us all healthier
Higher price of alcohol linked to less crime, fewer STDs and car crashes, study finds Increasing the tax on alcohol could have a slew of public health benefits, according to…
BBC News (UK) – Fresh call for alcohol glass ban
Alcohol should be served far more often in plastic glasses and bottles to reduce the injury toll from violent attacks, says a researcher. Dr Alasdair Forsyth, from the Glasgow Centre…
Scotsman (Scotland) – Finnish experience suggests price can have strong effect
The Finnish experience is one which has influenced opinion- formers who have argued vociferously that the price of alcohol has a strong effect on consumption. In Finland, tax on alcohol…
Alcohol test scheme bizarre, says FG
Plans to use children to carry out test purchases of alcohol so gardaà can assess what bars, clubs and off-licences are selling drink to minors have been described by Fine…
Pub audience ‘doubles’ if TV rights sold
Selling the rights to broadcast sports events to pay TV channels "doubles and even trebles" the proportion of the audience going to pubs to watch fixtures, an Oireachtas committee has…
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