Opinion: We can learn much from the accounts of people who have survived attempts to kill themselves Dr Bobby Smyth is a consultant child and adolescent psychiatrist and a board…
Use of words such as craic and “prinks” (pre-drinks) shows a level of denial and dysfunctionality around our approach to alcohol, a conference in Galway has heard. From The Irish…
IT IS NOT a surprise, unfortunately, to say that Ireland and some other countries are in the grip of alcohol and drug addictions. Although drug misuse gets major headlines, quite…
The chairman of the Oireachtas Transport and Communications Committee has presented the report on the sponsorship of sporting events by alcohol companies in the Dáil. From RTE.ie Mayo TD John O'Mahony…
Earlier this year a spokesman for Diageo defended Arthur's Day saying it was, ahem, nota marketing ploy to get people to drink more but rather a music festival and celebration…
The positive effects on society of minimum pricing for alcohol will “swamp” any negative impact on the industry or on tax revenues, a report commissioned by the Government has found.…
The Government is hastening slowly in confronting the issue of widespread alcohol abuse. Draft legislation, published last Thursday, is unlikely to take effect for 12 months. By that time, Ministers…
Alcohol Action Ireland, the national charity for alcohol-related issues, has welcomed the Government's announcement of the measures to be included in the Public Health (Alcohol) Bill. “The evidence regarding the…
Commenting on reports that the Irish Government plan to develop a range of measures to tackle alcohol misuse – including a minimum price for alcohol – Health Secretary Alex Neil…
The introduction of a minimum price for alcohol will be the centrepiece of the Government's national substance misuse strategy to be announced tomorrow. From The Irish Times Minimum pricing is…