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…
Cantillon: DIGI report misses half the picture on alcohol
Depending on your point of view, the, ahem, Arthur's Day celebration (attracting the likes of Tom Jones, above) is either a music festival hosted by pubs or an organised p***-up,…
Minimum pricing an effective way of reducing alcohol consumption
The introduction of a minimum price for alcohol is the most effective way to reduce heavy drinking among young people, a public meeting organised by the Royal College of Physicians…
That extra euro on a bottle of wine has raised €45 million in taxes
REMEMBER THAT EXTRA euro Minister Noonan placed on a bottle of wine in last year's Budget? From thejournal.ie The steep tax rise garnered plenty of attention when it was announced…
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