Two suicide prevention campaigners have described the current debate on suicide as "flawed and short-sighted" and have called for a new approach to the issue. Dr Tony Byrne and Sr…

So, did you enjoy your Arthur's Day, then? Did the young ones get home in one piece? Did they make it into work or school last Friday morning? Did you?…

Independent Councillor and publican Danny Healy-Rae has strongly criticised a plan to use children to carry out test purchases of alcohol so gardaí can assess what bars, clubs and off-licences…

There is something perverse about a government that engages in high-flown rhetoric about protecting the public from alcohol abuse while, at the same time, adopting a softly-softly approach to the…

Plans to use children to carry out test purchases of alcohol so gardaí can assess what bars, clubs and off-licences are selling drink to minors have been described by Fine…

Selling the rights to broadcast sports events to pay TV channels "doubles and even trebles" the proportion of the audience going to pubs to watch fixtures, an Oireachtas committee has…

"Why is suicide everybody's business because suicide prevention is everybody's opportunity," consultant psychiatrist, Dr. Vincent Russell, told a Living Links conference held in the Cavan Crystal hotel on Saturday. Dr.…

The GAA are strongly considering life without Guinness as they plan to revamp their All-Ireland championship sponsorship deals. The Irish Mail on Sunday understands that, as part of making their…

Financial pressures and recessionary worries have triggered an alarming spike in addiction problems in Ireland. A leading Irish addiction treatment centre has revealed that there has been a marked increase…

Teenagers are to be deployed by the gardai in a crackdown on the sale of alcohol to underage customers. Gardai have been given the power to use the youngsters to…