Plans to place the existing voluntary code of sports sponsorship on a statutory footing will do more harm than good, and will act as a barrier to alcohol harm reduction…
Cabinet has today signed off on far-reaching proposals to reduce alcohol consumption and tackle alcohol misuse which will help Ireland to cut alcohol consumption to the OECD average by 2020…
An average of 20 people were arrested every single day over the Christmas period on suspicion of drunk driving, An Garda Siochana has said. From IrishHealth.com It has just released…
The thing about cheap drink, is that there tends to be drink involved. When you're talking about cheap food, or cheap petrol, you're usually talking about a finite quantity -…
A group project by Cork students looking at teenage alcohol consumption has claimed top prize at the BT Young Scientist and Technology Exhibition at the RDS. From The Irish Times…
A clause allowing for the banning of alcohol sponsorship of sports is to be included next month in new legislation designed to limit the sale and misuse of drink. From…
An attempt to tackle alcohol abuse will be made next month after Health Minister Leo Varadkar confirmed the draft of a minimum pricing for alcohol bill is to be published.…
A leading Irish addiction counsellor has slammed any premises which allow customers to take part in the '12 Pubs of Christmas' bar crawl as “hugely reckless”. From Connacht Tribune Joe…
This week, I've undertaken a very personal challenge. Growing up amid alcoholismcreates obvious psychological consequences. After the breakdown of my parents' marriage, my mother encouraged us to see a counsellor.…
he Government has been told to end alcohol sponsorship of sports clubs and ban any advertising of beer, wine and spirits during televised matches by a ministerial forum. From New…