World Boxing champion Katie Taylor has joined a campaign to encourage Junior Certificate recipients to enjoy their success tomorrow without alcohol. Over 56,000 students will receive their Junior Cert results…
There are renewed calls for a total ban on alcohol advertising and sponsorship. The College of Psychiatry of Ireland says there have been multiple breaches of the self-regulatory code whereby…
The traditional Wednesday release of Junior Cert results could be switched to Fridays under a plan to combat drink-fuelled parties. Principals are pushing for the change and the State Examinations…
Society is in denial about the impact of addiction on families who regularly struggle to cope while the addict obtains professional help, an expert in addiction has warned. Stephen Rowan,…
Whenever alcohol is lamented as a problem in football, the phrase of choice is the "drinking culture", which suggests that it is something endemic and germane to the game. Which…
OPINION: In a new report on the North, all references to the conflict are decidedly in the past tense, writes David Adams A report published last week by the London-based think tank,…
People are going back on the vino after a disastrous drop in wine sales last year was halted by a cut in excise duty. New figures show wine sales are…
Irish teenagers will be asked about their experiences of drink and drugs as part of a Europe-wide survey in schools early next year. However, it is unclear yet if they…
'In emergency medicine, you never know what'll hit you. Anything can come at you on any given day, and every day is different, though weekend work seems to be largely…
Proposals to ban sponsorship of sports and other events by drinks companies are expected to be included in a report to government to be finalised next month. The National Substance…