Gardaí are leading an initiative to crack down on alcohol misuse in Kerry, in particular underage drinking and drink-related crime.

A harbour town in Co Cork is to extend its anti-street drinking exclusion area to combat so-called

A penalty points system to deal with underage drinking in pubs and clubs throughout Northern Ireland was introduced today.

Underage drinkers in Northern Ireland will find it increasingly difficult to get their hands on cheap drink. New legislation due to take effect today will require young people to show a passport, photocard driving licence or an electoral

A protein has been identified that plays a key role in the link between drinking alcohol and breast cancer. Women with higher levels of the molecule in their breasts are more likely to develop cancer if they drink too much, research suggests.

THE LATEST Health Behaviour in School-aged Children (HBSC) survey is something of a curate’s egg. A welcome reduction in drinking and smoking among 9 to 18-year-olds in the Republic must be set against continuing poor levels of physical activity and an increase in the number of children who say they

Eight off-licences sold alcohol to a 16-year-old boy in an undercover operation by gardaí in Dundalk, Co Louth, as part of measures to deal with the problem of youths drinking at weekends.

Business leaders have called for zero tolerance on illegal street drinking in Cork City amid concern that it could damage tourism.

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A group representing the drinks industry sought to alter paragraphs and remove figures on alcohol-related rape and domestic violence from a special report shaping Government policy.