Dear Editor, It's encouraging for the health of your readers that we now have a growing number of doctors pro-alcohol writing in Irish Medical Times. The fact that Dr Ruairi…

A report from the Irish Cancer Society has found that Irish men are more at risk of getting and dying of cancer than women. From RTE.ie The first report to…

Dear Editor, As our legislators sit down to consider the matter of alcohol sponsorship in sport in the coming week, it is perhaps  timely  for us to consider our  approach to alcohol as…

Minister for Sport Leo Varadkar has expressed concern that sports funding could be lost if a ban on sponsorship by alcohol companies is implemented. From RTE.ie Speaking on RTÉ's Morning…

The minister's strategy to tackle the misuse of alcohol is scheduled to be discussed by Cabinet members this week. From the Irish Examiner However, there were suggestions at the weekend…

A new "stress test" of Irish pubs shows that half of them are rated as facing a high risk of failure. From the Sunday Independent The review of the hospitality…

CHRISTY Moore once wrote a song about climbing up the walls in the cold, grey reality of the aftermath of a serious bender. From the Irish Examiner Delirium Tremens as…

It is inevitable that alcohol sponsorship in sport will eventually be banned. But the latest ham-fisted attempt to do away with it shows Irish politics up for what it is,…

Alcohol abuse, drug abuse and mental illness feature in many of the cases published by the Child Care Law Reporting Project today. From The Irish Times The latest tranche of…

GARDAÍ SAY THEY operated 63 per cent more mandatory alcohol checkpoints on Ireland's roads last weekend than on the same weekend last year. From thejournal.ie Provisional figures published by the…