News
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10th December 2015
Irish children eating fewer sweets, having more sex - surveyYoung people smoking and drinking less but numbers eating fruit and vegetables rising
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10th December 2015
Decline in young people smoking shows we are breaking habitsWHO could have thought just a few short years ago that Ireland might one day have a smoke-free generation?
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10th December 2015
Varadkar says State will fight any challenge to alcohol lawsMinister says Government trying to discourage unhealthy relationship with drink
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10th December 2015
Varadkar: tough drink law will not ‘cancel Christmas’‘Happy hour’ cheap drink promotions will be banned and shops will no longer be able to display bottles of alcohol behind check-outs under radical new proposals revealed yesterday.
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10th December 2015
Efforts to water down Alcohol Bill must be resisted to protect childrenDelaying experimentation with alcohol is a child protection issue, and reducing exposure to alcohol marketing is a key part of this
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10th December 2015
Price hikes for wine, spirits, beer are calling time on binge drinkingPrice hikes for wine, spirits, beer are calling time on binge drinking
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10th December 2015
Minister says sports sponsorship ban issue may be re-examinedGovernment may consider banning drink companies from funding sport in the future
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9th December 2015
Don’t drink except on special occasions, cancer chief warnsIRISH people must completely rethink their drinking and indulge only on special occasions, the head of a cancer charity has warned.
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9th December 2015
Alcohol Action Ireland welcomes the publication of the Public Health Alcohol BillAlcohol Action Ireland welcomes the publication of the Public Health Alcohol Bill
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9th December 2015
No half measures in tackling the Christmas binge cultureAlready the wall-to-wall advice on how to cure the Christmas hangover is becoming grating. Articles and tips ranged from blending asparagus smoothies to swallowing the ibuprofen. None of the tips included self-restraint. Now, having one too many at Christmas is nothing new, but what’s shocking is how normal and acceptable it now is.






