From the Wicklow People A 27-STRONG coalition is now backing minimum pricing including St Patrick's University Hospital, the Samaritans, The Irish Medical Organisation, The Royal College of Physicians of Ireland…
From the Wicklow People ALCOHOL ACTION Ireland, the national charity for alcohol-related issues, said the Government needs to prioritise the public's health and implement the Alcohol Action Plan in full.…
From the Wicklow People Wednesday November 21 2012 INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH on drinking indicates that Irish society would benefit from a minimum price being set for alcohol. Earlier this year Scotland…
From The Irish Catholic "The age of first drinking has dropped to 14. Irish teenagers drink as often as their European counterparts but they drink a lot more, and pretty…
From the Irish Examiner Friday, November 02, 2012 The troubled Government action plan on alcohol will go to Cabinet in the coming weeks — but it is not clear when…
From IrishHealth.com Almost 30 charities, community groups and organisations representing medical staff have joined forces to call on the government to introduce minimum pricing for alcohol. Minimum pricing refers to…
From Drinks Industry Ireland Almost 30 charities, community groups and organisations representing medical staff have joined forces to call on the government to introduce minimum pricing for alcohol. Nov 1…
From Eircom.net By the time the plan is brought to Cabinet, it will be three years since a government-appointed expert group first met to draw up a national alcohol strategy.…
IRISH TIMES REPORTERS There was a 30 per cent increase in emergency ambulance calls in Dublin city centre last night. The spike in calls coincided with Arthur ’s Day events which…
RONAN McGREEVY in The Irish Times Musician and songwriter Steve Wall has described Arthur ’s Day as a “cynical act in pulling the wool over Paddy ’s eyes ” and “patronising bollox ”. Wall,…