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30th September 2013
Half of farmers against relaxing drink-driving lawMore than half of farmers were opposed to a proposal, by TD Michael Healy-Rae, that drink-driving laws should be relaxed to allow rural people drink and drive.
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30th September 2013
Calls to end ‘drift’ on alcohol policySenior health and community figures are calling on the Government to end the “drift” on its long-promised alcohol policy when a key Cabinet group meets today.
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30th September 2013
From the UK: ‘Hard drugs should be legal’, says top English police officerOne of England’s top police officers has called for hard drugs to be legalised.
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27th September 2013
Major hospital reports ‘exceptional’ number of drink-related admissionsThe emergency department at St James’s hospital in Dublin has reported “an exceptional” number of alcohol-related attendances following last night’s Arthur’s day festivities.
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27th September 2013
IMO calls for minimum alcohol pricesThe Irish Medical Organisation is calling for a minimum unit pricing structure for alcohol across the country.
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26th September 2013
Diageo to pay for Arthur’s Day policingDrinks giant Diageo is to pay for extra gardaí to be brought onto the streets of cities around the country to police Arthur’s Day celebrations tonight.
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26th September 2013
Robert gets top award for drugs filmA 13-year-old Sligo student fended off strong competition from older teenagers and young adults to be crowned overall winner of the National Drugs Media Awards.
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25th September 2013
Over a quarter under 17 admit to being drunkOver a quarter of children under 17 have admitted being drunk and large numbers are not exercising enough, new research has found.
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25th September 2013
Ireland’s drinking problem goes beyond Arthur’s Day – An TaoiseachEnda Kenny has weighed in on the growing debate surrounding this Thursday’s Arthur’s Day festival.
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24th September 2013
We must teach our children about drink – but have we learnt the lesson ourselves?‘There was one occasion when I decided I would give up the booze forever – but it turned out to be the worst 20 minutes of my life.’‘