The Comeback Kid: car crash survivor spreads word about drink driving
IN OCTOBER 2005, Galway teenager Shane Mullins drove drunk and crashed his car. From TheJournal.ie Aged just 17, Shane was brought to the brink of death: after four days in…
We’re paying the tab for our costly booze culture
There is no doubt we have a very unhealthy relationship with alcohol. Is this another result of both the Celtic Tiger and its demise? By Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan in The…
Alcohol strongly linked to cancer – study
Alcohol has been identified as one of the leading contributors to breast cancer deaths in a University of Otago study.
Alcohol pricing: SNP to press ahead on price law
THE Health Secretary Alex Neil yesterday underlined his determination to press ahead with alcohol minimum pricing, saying he is fully committed to the “life-saving†policy.
Minimum alcohol pricing plan ‘to be dropped’
The government is set to abandon plans for minimum alcohol pricing in England and Wales, it has emerged.
Professor John Crown calls for a “change of culture” in relation to the consumption of alcohol by Oireachtas members before entering the Seanad or Dí¡il
Professor John Crown, speaking in the Seanad, said: "There is a need for a code of conduct within the precincts of this building. That code should be based around not…
One in ten primary school leavers ‘has drunk alcohol in past week’
More than one in ten children in their final year of primary school admits to having drunk alcohol during the previous week, according to a new survey.
Recommendations on alcohol ‘short sighted’
Follow @Junomaco By Juno McEnroe Political Correspondent Recommendations by an Oireachtas committee for the continued alcohol sponsorship of sporting events have been criticised by health campaigners.
Alcohol sponsorship – Committee leaves State off the hook
While there are compelling arguments in favour of banning sponsorship of sports events by the drinks industry, the proposal for a ban by 2016 seems destined to be long-fingered.
We are ourselves the most persistent purveyors of the image of the drinking Irish
Pressures being exerted on government over its proposed public health policies
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