Focus on Alcohol Misuse among Older People
The Centre for Ageing Research and Development in Ireland (CARDI) has published a report on alcohol misuse among older people on the Island of Ireland. According to CARDI, "many public…
A broken nose, a house party and too much booze — after dark on a Dublin ambulance
LAST NIGHT WE brought you the first of our two-part video series following a Dublin Fire Brigade ambulance crew, which showed paramedics treating a cyclist injured in a collision and…
Northern Ireland doctors in minimum drink price call
Doctors in Northern Ireland are calling for alcohol to be sold at a minimum price of no less than 50p per unit so that it is never "cheaper than water".…
Sharp increase in seizures of potentially dangerous counterfeit alcohol in year to date
The Revenue Commissioners have seized 3.5 times more potentially harmful counterfeit alcohol in the first seven months of 2013 than it did in the full year in 2012. From The…
Wales could go it alone over cigarette packaging and minimum alcohol pricing, says health minister
Health Minister Mark Drakeford has revealed he is giving serious consideration as to whether Wales could go it alone on major public health issues such as plain cigarette packaging and…
Social media spotlight: French alcohol campaign banned for exceeding the limit
In a first-of-its-kind decision, the highest court in France has banned a Facebook app by alcohol brand Pernod Ricard, claiming it has no place on the social network. From Social…
Public health bosses tell Government ‘you are wrong’ on minimum unit pricing of alcohol
ALL 12 directors of public health in the North-East have signed an open letter criticising the Government's decision not to introduce minimum pricing of alcohol. From The Northern Echo Put…
Call for minimum pricing to reduce human cost of alcohol related harm
The introduction of minimum pricing for alcohol will contribute to reducing the “huge” human and economic cost of alcohol related harm, it was claimed this week. From the Galway Advertiser…
Channel 4 among broadcasters reprimanded over alcohol advertising
FOUR broadcasters including Channel 4 and Discovery have been reprimanded by the advertising regulator for showing alcohol adverts during programmes aimed at under-18s. From The Northern Echo Paramount and Entertainment…
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