As more than 55,000 Leaving Cert students prepare to celebrate tonight, several organisations have called for greater vigilance in the sale of alcohol to young people.

LEAVING CERT students have been told to enjoy alcohol responsibly when they celebrate their results tonight. A number of events for Leaving Cert students will be held in pubs and nightclubs around the country, although a percentage of students are under the legal age for drinking alcohol.

RUAIRÍ McKIERNAN in The Irish Times OPINION:  Young people may have it good compared to many in the world and to generations before them but they also face daunting challenges THE…

We are living up to the stereotype of the drunken fighting Irish, with no desire to change, writes Emer O'Kelly in the Sunday Independent    Sunday August 12 2012 Like…

By Karen Coleman in the Irish Independent Katie Taylor's Olympian victory was a spectacular achievement that's given us all a boost. But her fight for success this week also touched…

By Cormac O ’Keeffe in the Irish Examiner Saturday, August 11, 2012 Alcohol is ranked as the fourth most harmful drug behind heroin, crack cocaine, and crystal meth, but ahead of…

OPINION: Young people may have it good compared to many in the world and to generations before them but they also face daunting challenges THE YOUNG people are at it again.

We are living up to the stereotype of the drunken fighting Irish, with no desire to change, writes Emer O'Kelly

Katie Taylor's Olympian victory was a spectacular achievement that's given us all a boost. But her fight for success this week also touched a national raw nerve when Australia's Fairfax Media called the Irish

Alcohol is ranked as the fourth most harmful drug behind heroin, crack cocaine, and crystal meth, but ahead of cocaine, nicotine, ecstasy, and cannabis.