Female alcohol abuse is a ‘global epidemic’
ALCOHOL abuse is rising in much of the developed world - and in many countries, female drinkers are driving that growth. From the Courier Mail This is global: the richer…
Women, we’ve got to talk about our drinking
British girls are the west's biggest teenage drinkers. As we were with tobacco, we're in deep denial about the dangers of alcohol. From The Guardian Years ago, I started having…
Alcohol misuse measures to go before Cabinet
A range of measures to tackle alcohol misuse, including minimum pricing in supermarkets, is expected to go to Cabinet immediately after being agreed by a sub-committee of ministers. From the…
‘I’m the poster child of the new alcoholic woman’
Ann Dowsett Johnston knows how alcohol can bruise a life. She grew up with an alcoholic mother, and her father later succumbed to the same addiction, which ultimately killed him.…
‘Govt must act on alcohol crisis’
Alcohol Action Ireland has called on the Government to to finally tackle our harmful relationship with alcohol. It wants to Government to implement the recommendations to reduce alcohol-related harm it…
Sports sponsorship ban deferred but Coalition to increase alcohol prices
A BAN on sponsorship of sports events by drinks companies has been long-fingered as part of the Government's clampdown on alcohol. From Independent.ie But the Coalition has agreed a series…
More than 1,700 Irish people have died from alcohol-related illnesses since the current recommendations to reduce alcohol-related harm were first published, says Alcohol Action Ireland
Alcohol Action Ireland, the national charity for alcohol-related issues, has called on the Government to show the courage required to finally tackle our harmful relationship with alcohol by implementing the…
Calls to end ‘drift’ on alcohol policy
The sub-committee on social inclusion, chaired by Taoiseach Enda Kenny, is set to discuss the troubled action plan. From the Irish Examiner Government sources told the Irish Examiner there had…
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…
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