Patricia Eadie, a surgeon at St James's Hospital in Dublin, said New Year's Day has been dubbed New Ears Day because of the high number of attacks. From Independent.ie She…
Representatives of the drinks industry and sporting organisations clashed with Independent TD Luke “Ming” Flanagan, who described alcohol sponsorship of sport as “twisted” at an Oireachtas committee meeting yesterday. From…
GOVERNMENT investment in sport has shrunk from €311m in 2008 to just €54m this year, meaning the loss of alcohol sponsorship would be very damaging, a Dail Committee heard today.…
Chronic alcohol-related conditions, such as liver disease, are on the increase in Ireland, particularly among younger people, doctors have warned. From IrishHealth.com Wed 24/04/2013 by Deborah Condon According to the…
Discharge rates for alcoholic liver disease rose 247% for 15-34 year-olds from 1995-2007 Prof Aiden McCormack of the Irish Society of Gastroenterology accused the alcohol industry of a “conflict of…
“Habitual” drinkers, not alcoholics, account for most people with alcohol-related liver disease. From the Irish Examiner Wednesday, April 24, 2013 Experts are particularly concerned at the rise in the number…
From The Irish Sun, Wednesday, April 24, 2013
From The Herald, Wednesday, April 24, 2013
Alcohol sponsorship of sport will be seen as a crazy idea in 15 years, a public health specialist has warned. From Independent.ie As doctors warned that the number of young…
Alcohol Action Ireland, the national charity for alcohol-related issues, welcomes today's statement from the RCPI's Policy Group on Alcohol and echoes its calls for the introduction of minimum pricing, along…