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21st May 2012
Drug gangs make huge profits from cannabis factoriesGardaí have seized more cannabis herb and cannabis plants this year than during the whole of last year.
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21st May 2012
Big boost for Finglas addiction teamThe positive work and impact of Finglas Addiction Support Team (FAST) was highlighted when the service’s new premises was officially opened by President Michael D Higgins last week.
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20th May 2012
Alison O’Connor: Taking drink out of our sporting events requires an iron willWe are economically bust, but how is it that we manage to maintain a national booze habit that costs the State upwards of €3.7bn a year?
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19th May 2012
Alcohol, sports link ban may take 10 yearsThe Government has kicked to touch its plans to ban sports sponsorship by the alcohol industry as drugs strategy minister Roisín Shortall admits it may take up to 10 years to enforce it.
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18th May 2012
URRÚS Addiction Training July 2012Understanding and Implementing Harm Reduction Strategies (2-days)
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18th May 2012
Facing up to our drink problemsRecognising the damage alcohol abuse is causing to young people is one thing; doing something positive about it is another.
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18th May 2012
Coolmine Therapeutic Community 2012-2015 Strategic Plan LaunchCoolmine Therapeutic Community launched their stratiegic plan 2012-2015 in the Mansion House, Dublin, yesterday morning.
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17th May 2012
Sports sponsorship by alcohol brands to be phased outSports advertising and sponsorship by alcohol companies is to be phased out “over a reasonable period of time”, Deputy Minister Roisín Shortall said this week.
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17th May 2012
Alcohol industry spokesperson denies marketing to young peopleA representative of the alcohol industry in Ireland has today denied that drinks companies are not trying to sell their products to young people through sports sponsorship.
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17th May 2012
Minister wants alcohol sale rules to be passedThe Government should push through plans to limit the sale of alcohol, and alcohol sponsorship of sport and culture events despite Cabinet divisions, Kathleen Lynch, the junior health minister, said yesterday.