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29th July 2013
Smoking ban moves to outside schools, crechesSchool campuses and creche grounds are set to become smoke-free areas under a raft of new measures designed to make Ireland tobacco-free.
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29th July 2013
Alcohol is a factor in many fatal assaults, says forensics expertAlcohol plays a significant role in many fatal assaults that occur on the street, in licensed premises and at house parties, according to the Deputy State Pathologist Michael Curtis.
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29th July 2013
Funds source sought to end drinks sponsorshipAlcohol sponsorship of major sports events will be phased out, but not until alternative sources of funding for sporting organisations are found, ministers have agreed.
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28th July 2013
World Hepatitis Day 2013 - Help Spread the WordToday is World Hepatitis Day
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26th July 2013
Reilly wants tobacco-free Ireland within 12 yearsHEALTH Minister James Reilly has declared war on smoking, saying he wants a tobacco-free Ireland by 2025
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25th July 2013
World Hepatitis Day – HSE urges at risk persons to get testedThe HSE today (Thursday) urged anyone who may be at risk of hepatitis C to get tested as it is estimated that between 20,000 and 50,000 people in Ireland are chronically infected with hepatitis C, more than half whom are not aware of the infection.
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25th July 2013
American business warns Taoiseach over tobacco proposalsSome of America’s largest business organisations have urged the Taoiseach to rethink plans to introduce plain packaging for tobacco products.
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25th July 2013
Police in fresh warning over drugsPolice have reissued warnings about potentially lethal drugs currently in circulation in Northern Ireland.
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24th July 2013
Plain cigarette packaging ‘could boost illegal trade’A new report which found the illegal tobacco trade is booming has warned that the introduction of plain packaging could boost demand for illicit cigarettes — at a time when the Government is planning to ban branding.
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24th July 2013
The problem with addiction and benzodiazepinesAccording to the Government, benzodiazepine prescribing levels in Ireland are unacceptably high. So what are politicians doing to address this and are there enough supports available for the growing number of patients with benzodiazepine dependence?