Role of alcohol in suicide must spur Cabinet to action
Labour TD Robert Dowds has said that Minister for Mental Health, Kathleen Lynch, really put it up to the Cabinet to introduce tough legislation to discourage the use of alcohol…
Alcohol and pregnancy — ‘Think before you Drink’ First all-island guide on alcohol and pregnancy
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…
Setting the record straight – a letter on minimum pricing
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 ‘enormous bearing’ on suicide and self-harm rates, says Lynch
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…
Abuse of alcohol is strongly linked to self-harming cases
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…
Alcohol Action Ireland and RCPI’s Alcohol Policy Group call for the introduction of minimum pricing in Pre Budget Submissions
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…
Mayor afraid to walk the streets of his own city after dark
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…
Locals fail to halt Trinity off-licence
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…
Alcohol control measures being finalised
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…
Pubs under pressure
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…
- Go to the previous page
- 1
- …
- 49
- 50
- 51
- 52
- 53
- 54
- 55
- …
- 155
- Go to the next page