Why that quiet drink at home can play havoc with your health
Peter Dunne loves wine. After all, it's his business. As a director of Mitchell and Sons Wine Merchants, it's his bread and butter -- as well as a lifelong passion.…
Top doctor urges ban on alcohol sponsors in sport
The head of AE at one of the country's busiest hospitals has called for a ban on sports sponsorship by drinks companies. Dr Cathal O'Donnell, chief of emergency medicine at the…
No convictions for one-in-five drink drivers
Almost one-in-five people arrested and charged with drink driving last year were not convicted, new figures compiled by the Sunday Independent reveal. The Cavan/Monaghan district and Waterford city had the…
Campaigners keep eye on efforts in UK to tackle drink culture
With moves afoot in the UK to try to combat the dysfunctional consumption of alcohol, responsible-drinking campaigner Sir Ian Gilmore says similar problems are evident in Ireland, writes Brian O'Connell. …
Department to collect substance-use data
The Department of Health and Children is to participate in a European Schools Project on Alcohol and Other Drugs (ESPAD) in 2011. On August 6, the Department began the process…
Drop in drink-driving checkpoints ‘unacceptable’ — AA
AA Ireland has described as "unacceptable" the drop in mandatory breath tests carried out by gardaà last year, which fell by around 56,000 on 2008 figures. According to garda figures,…
Alcohol a factor in 33% of Irish road deaths, study finds
One in three deaths on Irish roads are alcohol related compared to an average of one in four throughout the European Union. A major EU report on road safety, published…
Government must tackle cut-price alcohol sales
OPINION: The fact that health and drinks lobbies are in tune for once is a real sign that the time is right for legislation, writes Brian O'Connell When itcomes to the…
Alcohol-induced abuse of children is rife, says bishop
Figures for alcohol abuse "would imply that many children are being physically, emotionally and sexually abused across this country on a daily basis - and especially at weekends," the Auxiliary…
Tranquillisers and alcohol blamed for majority of drug deaths
Prescription tranquillisers and alcohol are the two substances most implicated in drug deaths due to poisonings, new figures show. Updated information from the National Drug-Related Deaths Index (NDRDI) show there…