Every year on the 9th September, Foetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD) Awareness Day is observed to raise awareness of the risks of consuming alcohol during pregnancy. To coincide with this…
Letter published in The Irish Times on Friday, September 6 Sir, – Dan O'Brien (Business Opinion, August 23rd), claims that the case for higher prices to cut consumption was weak…
Alcohol has an “enormous bearing” on suicide and self-harm rates in Ireland, Minister of State with responsibility for Mental Health Kathleen Lynch said yesterday. From The Irish Times She was…
MANY of the 9,400 people who are seeking help in hospital A&E departments after self-harming have been drinking alcohol. From Independent.ie The number of these patients who have deliberately injured…
The Royal College of Physicians of Ireland 's Policy Group on Alcohol and Alcohol Action Ireland, the national charity for alcohol-related issues, are calling for the introduction of minimum pricing…
Councillor Liam Carroll, mayor of County Galway, said that he was shocked by what he had discovered on the streets of the city at 1am. From Independent.ie Mr Carroll, from…
TRINITY College has been given the green light for an off-licence on campus – despite strong opposition. From Independent.ie The university received permission from Dublin City Council for the off-licence…
Labour's Junior Minister for Health, Alex White, is in the process of finalising new legislation to overhaul how alcohol is controlled in Ireland. As of yet there's no agreement on…
Irish people last year spent € .6.3 billion on alcohol, as an increasing number drank at home and fewer consumed their beer, wine or spirits in public houses. Alcohol consumption…
Cork-distilled Jameson whiskey has been one of the most successful brands ever taken over by Pernod Ricard, becoming the second largest brand in the drinks company's cabinet. From the Irish…