The Government is under increasing pressure to ban below-cost sales of alcohol as figures indicate the taxpayer is effectively subsidising the drinks industry and supermarkets by €21 million a year…
A call has been made for Minister for Communications Alex White not to accept the nomination of the outgoing chief executive of Mature Enjoyment of Alcohol in Society (Meas) to…
“The Drinks Industry Group of Ireland is asking our Government to put the health and wellbeing of Irish people at risk by lowering the price of alcohol in the interests…
Introducing minimum pricing for alcohol would be up to 50 times more effective than current government policy, according to health researchers. From the BBC Hundreds of deaths could be avoided…
The Irish public will be asked to foot the bill for lower alcohol prices if the alcohol industry campaign for lower excise duty is successful, Alcohol Action Ireland has warned.…
Letter to the Irish Examiner In his recent speech at the opening of a new Guinness production facility at St James's Gate, Dublin, Taoiseach Enda Kenny lauded the contribution of…
After dispatching a fine pint of ale recently, I spied my beer mat through the bottom of the empty glass. “Support your local,” it exhorted, “reverse excise: create jobs.” The…
ALCOHOL increases the risk of suicide by an alarming 800pc. From The Herald The Health Service Executive (HSE) has acknowledged that alcohol use, particularly in key age groups such as…
“It's natural that students who are getting their Junior Cert results today want to have a good time and celebrate with their friends. This is an important milestone for them…
Demand for booze-free housing in University College Cork has increased this year, leading to a major expansion of a student wellbeing programme. From the Irish Examiner Six people signed up…