Orla Barry is Social Affairs Correspondent with Newstalk 106-108FM and presents ‘The Green Room’ on Mondays from 10pm-12am

After the death of a 15-year-old at a London party, parents everywhere fear for their children's well-being

Middle-class parents who let their children have the odd glass of wine or bottle of beer at home when they are in their early teens are doing them more harm than good, a study finds today (THUR).

AN organisation set up more than a century ago to campaign against alcohol-related problems has warned it faces closure this year unless it gets urgent funding.

The pop star recently criticised drunken Irish students -- with good reason, writes Larissa Nolan The bile keeps coming. "Jessie J is a skank whos (sic) she think she is to slag us off.

The pop star recently criticised

IRISH people are spending on average almost €2,000 a year on alcohol with Dublin and Louth the counties with highest weekly intake, new figures show.

Large numbers of Irish women continue to drink during pregnancy, despite concerns over the effects this may have on their unborn babies, the results of a new study indicate.

Drinking energy drinks mixed with alcohol – such as the popular mix of Vodka and Red Bull – is riskier than drinking alcohol alone, according to a new study Researchers found that while physical and mental impairment were no different with the combination, the feeling of intoxication was higher.

Irish teens drink too often and too much, but are their parents to blame, wonders Clint Witchalls