A Belfast nightclub has breached the Northern Ireland drinks code after a promotion was found to have encouraged the irresponsible consumption of alcohol. From the Belfast Telegraph The Independent Complaints…
Society needs to do all it can to identify and support the young people living with parents who abuse alcohol, says Evelyn Gillan From The Scotsman SOPHIE is eight years…
Irish drinks company C&C Group has resigned from the industry lobbyist the Portman Group. C&C Group, which owns Tennent's and the cider brands Magners and Blackthorn, had indicated last year…
ALCOHOL KILLS ABOUT 3.3 million people every year, or 5.9 per cent of all deaths globally, a new report by the World Health Organisation notes. It is also linked to…
Young people drink significant quantities of alcohol before they go out as they find bars and nightclubs "scary", according to a study. From the Belfast Telegraph Researchers at Plymouth University…
Wine and spirits are getting stronger, official figures show, affecting government efforts to get the drinks industry to remove 1bn units of alcoholfrom high street stores.From The Guardian The average…
The spotlight on the deficiencies of our alcohol advertising regulation will return on 25 June when the National Alliance for Action on Alcohol (NAAA) host a public forum: Recruiting new…
The Government is being urged to introduce the Public Health (Alcohol) Bill as quickly as possible, after an international report found that Ireland has the second highest rate of binge…
Ireland remains one of the worst countries in the world for binge drinking, although overall consumption rates are falling, according to a report by the World Health Organisation. From The…
Alcohol Action Ireland has called for the swift implementation of the Public Health (Alcohol) Bill to reduce health risks from alcohol, after a WHO report revealed that Ireland has the…