The parents of teenagers due to receive their Junior Certificate results today are being urged to talk to their children about their plans to celebrate.

SOME 56,930 JUNIOR Certificate students across the country will be waking up with butterflies this morning before receiving their results today. Their grades will be under particular scrutiny after the Leaving Cert results last month showed continuing high failure rates in maths and science subject

THE WORLD Health Organisation have announced an initiative to reduce the abuse of alcohol in Europe, which they say is the heaviest drinking region in the world.

PARENTAL concerns over monitoring pubs and clubs for underage drinking have hindered plans to issue this year’s Junior Certificate results on a Friday.

THOUSANDS of Co Cork homes are to be targeted in a three-pronged campaign tackling drug and alcohol abuse among young people.

IRELAND is in the grip of a

By being more active, drinking less alcohol and having a better diet women can reduce their risk of breast cancer by up to 42%.

A SPORTS psychologist who deals with GAA players who have alcohol addiction problems has disclosed that the youngest person she is dealing with is just 15.

With two separate reviews of the codes covering the advertising of food and alcohol products underway, the Advertising Standards Authority of Ireland (ASAI) has written to the various industry stakeholders calling on them to support and defend the concept of self-regulation in the industry.

Studies show in-utero alcohol consumption can cause ADHD, autism and other neurological conditions, writes FIONA GARTLAND WOMEN IN Ireland who drink while pregnant are creating children three times more likely to crave alcohol, according to a leading specialist in the field.