on 25/08/2011 13:54:13 The Vintners' Federation of Ireland (VFI) today backed calls by Alcohol Action Ireland for a minimum price for alcohol, saying such a move would to help prevent alcohol abuse.

NOBODY likes being lectured about their lifestyle.

THE Government should

ONE euro out of every seven euro spent by the Department of Justice goes directly on dealing with alcohol-related crime, new research shows.

ALCOHOL has been blamed by employers as the primary reason for 4% of short-term absence from work by their male employees and 1% by female employees, in a survey by employers’ body IBEC.

THE Government should bring in minimum prices for alcohol or raise taxes on it, Alcohol Action Ireland (AAI) has said.

A MAJOR row erupted over the new drink-drive changes yesterday, forcing Transport Minister Leo Varadkar to hit back at claims that giving penalty points to drivers caught just over the new drink-drive limit sends out the wrong road-safety message.

NEW PROPOSALS TO reduce the penalties for drivers just over the blood alcohol limit have been criticised by alcohol charities. Under the new measures, motorists caught just above the new limit of 50mg alcohol per 100ml of blood will only face penalty points and a €220 fine – although if they are ca

Motorists face penalty points and on-the-spot fines in new regime

SENATOR AVERIL POWER has proposed a way to combat underage drinking – put out the Junior Certificate results on a Friday rather than the traditional Wednesday.