Christmas cheer: What the holiday season is really like for some
I am a daughter of an alcoholic father. My parents ran a pub in our local town and everyone knew us..... The worst incident that happened was Christmas time when…
Government needs to put words into actions on cheap alcohol
The Government has an opportunity with the upcoming National Substance Misuse Strategy to put words into action and "reduce the amount of alcohol we drink in society". Deputy John Perry,…
Industry codes on sale and display of alcohol proposed to be put into law?
The Minister for Justice has announced that he intends on introducing new provisions in licensing laws on the sale and display of alcohol - however, a breach of these provisions…
Liver disease deaths in young people reveal crisis — Government needs to act now
Alcoholic liver disease deaths are on the rise among young drinkers, new figures show. A new study by the Health Research Board shows that alcoholic liver disease deaths made up…
Irish Times – Cancer risks associated with alcohol remain difficult to assess
Irish Times HealthPlus - 19/07/11 Click on image to see in full size
Irish Examiner – Below cost selling of alcohol ‘should be banned’
The sale of cheap, below-cost, alcohol "should be banned" a Government spokesman has said. Deputy John Perry, speaking on behalf of Health Minister James Reilly, said the central aim of…
Irish Times – ‘More of this country’s young people are dying from alcohol than anything else’
Irish Times - 19/07/11 Click on images to view to full size
Evening Herald – Alcohol kills 170 every year in bingeing crisis
Evening Herald - 13/07/11 Click on image to view in full size
Irish Examiner – Alcohol a factor in poisoning deaths
More than one-third of people who died of alcohol-related liver disease were below 34 years of age, new figures reveal. Statistics published by the Health Research Board showed that between…
Irish Examiner – Alcohol a factor in poisoning deaths
Irish Examiner - 13/07/11 Click on image to view in full size