Madam, - As the mandarins in Merrion Street are preparing for the most costly budget in our State's history, I would like to endorse the proposal by Alcohol Action Ireland…

Growing Numbers of children in the United Kingdom are ending up in hospital because they have drunk so much, with more girls requiring treatment than boys, according to new figures.…

Over a million children in the UK between the ages of four and 15 were exposed to alcohol ads during televised England games at this year's World Cup, according to…

Cannabis, cocaine and ecstacy are the top three illegal drugs abused by students in one of our leading universities, according to a new study. The study of a sample of…

Dublin City Council has decided it will no longer be associated with Guinness's Arthur's Day through the use of its logo on advertising and marketing material, and admitted its link…

Teenage girls are knowledgeable about contraception and the effects of alcohol and other drugs on sexual behaviour but are less aware of the risks posed by sexually transmitted diseases, according…

A steep rise in the number of people taking their own lives is directly related to the recession, an expert on suicide has said. A total of 527 people took…

A ban on happy hours and all-you-can-drink promotions in Northern Ireland has moved a step closer as proposed laws went to public consultation. Social Development Minister Alex Attwood has already…

A leading social campaigner has warned there is little point in trying to educate teenagers about drugs because it is too late by then. Fr Peter McVerry was speaking at…

"No longer  did you get a cup of tea when you called in to a neighbour - no, with the Celtic Tiger that day was gone. Now you'd get 'Would you…