From The Irish Times PAUL CULLEN, Health Correspondent We are the healthiest people in Europe  – according to ourselves. We eat more greens than anyone else and plenty of fruit,…

A 21-year-old teacher died while on holiday in Bali two days after drinking a local spirit which her family believe may have killed her.

A teacher on holiday in Bali died two days after drinking a local spirit which her family believe may have killed her. Dublin Coroner’s Court heard that Róisín Burke (21), from Oaklawn West in Leixlip, Co Kildare, had been working in Jakarta, Indonesia, as an English teacher and was holidaying on t

A BINGE-DRINKING mother left her two young children abandoned at home alone for more than 16 hours while she went on a bender. The woman (40) left her children, aged nine and six, on their own at their west Dublin home on two occasions to go on drinking sessions lasting several days.

On-trade sales volumes continue to decline according to the latest Nielsen figures, with a 4.1 per cent decline in alcohol sales year-on-year (LAD/spirits/wine) MAT to August 2012.

DRINKING JUST ONE or two glasses of wine a week while pregnant can influence a child’s IQ, according to a new study by researchers from Oxford and Bristol Universities.

From The Irish Times Women who drink as little as one small glass of wine a week while pregnant could risk reducing their child ’s IQ, a study has suggested. The…

From Shannonside.ie Alcohol remains the main 'drug' that affects teenagers while Mephedrone is also making a comeback among young people in the West. That's according to the Western Region Drugs…

Alcohol remains the main 'drug' that affects teenagers while Mephedrone is also making a comeback among young people in the West. That's according to the Western Region Drugs Taskforce who are this week holding an drug and alcohol awareness week discussing a range of issues affecting young people.

Women who drink as little as one small glass of wine a week while pregnant could risk reducing their child’s IQ, a study has suggested. The effect is only felt by children who have genes that make them vulnerable to alcohol, scientists found.