Ministers to discuss drink sponsorship
The Cabinet is to set up a working group to consider banning the sponsorship of sporting and other events by alcohol companies. From The Irish Times The issue will be…
Martin joins call to cut alcohol links to sport
THE Archbishop of Dublin has warned that Ireland's pervasive culture of drink must be "confronted and challenged", as he called on sporting bodies to seek alternative sources of sponsorship to…
Major hospital reports ‘exceptional’ number of drink-related admissions
The emergency department at St James's hospital in Dublin has reported “an exceptional” number of alcohol-related attendances following last night's Arthur's day festivities. From The Irish Times A spokesman said…
IMO calls for minimum alcohol prices
The Irish Medical Organisation is calling for a minimum unit pricing structure for alcohol across the country. From the Irish Examiner The group says the introduction of a minimum price…
Day Devoted to Hoisting Guinness Starts to Leave a Bitter Taste
DUBLIN ”” Bars across Ireland will be thronged on Thursday with early evening drinkers. Groups of inebriated young people will be staggering around the streets, and hospital emergency rooms will…
We need to take a line on drink
This Government never tires of trying to thrust a pint of Guinness into the hand of every notable dignitary that comes to town The Irish Times Consistency is something you…
Minister joins in criticism of Diageo’s Arthur’s Day
The Minister of State with Responsibility for Alcohol and Drugs Alex White TD is the latest person to wade in on the criticism of the upcoming Arthur's Day. The event…
Struggling industry fails to justify costly relationship with drink
IRELAND'S relationship with alcohol might be controversial, but it can't be denied that the sector has been an important employer. From Independent.ie The Drinks Industry Group of Ireland estimates it…
More than a quarter of school children admit to getting drunk
MORE than one in four school children admit they have been drunk – and many are also taking less exercise, according to a new report. From Independent.ie The survey which…
Diageo may call time on Arthur’s Day as backlash gathers force
It's a celebration of “great people who make things happen”, suggest stout supporters of Arthur's Day. Those calling for last orders on the boozy affair, meanwhile, insist it is a…
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