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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
The Scottish government's plans for minimum drink pricing have been defeated at Holyrood, despite a last-minute offer to save the measure. Holyrood's health committee backed a Tory amendment to strike…
The efforts of Diageo to equate Ireland with Guinness via the medium of marketing continue tomorrow with 'Arthur's Day'. The whole shebang is a relic, says Ed Power An unlikely…
"Why is suicide everybody's business because suicide prevention is everybody's opportunity," consultant psychiatrist, Dr. Vincent Russell, told a Living Links conference held in the Cavan Crystal hotel on Saturday. Dr.…