News

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22nd June 2015
‘Wine shouldn’t be sold for less than €10’Wine should not sell for less than €10 a bottle, the Oireachtas health committee has urged as it called for tougher measures to stem harmful drinking.
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22nd June 2015
GAA needs to educate players about antidoping, says Monaghan managerMalachy O’Rourke calls for more education after Monaghan player’s two-year drugs ban
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22nd June 2015
Almost 10,000 people are in methadone programmes in Ireland – and the number is risingThe drug is used to treat heroin addiction.
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22nd June 2015
Almost 10,000 people are in methadone programmes in Ireland – and the number is risingThe drug is used to treat heroin addiction.
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19th June 2015
Gardaí bid to tackle illicit sale of steroidsGarda-organised crime units are to crack down on gangs dealing in anabolic steroids when the products are added to the list of controlled drugs, such as cocaine and heroin.
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18th June 2015
Of 23,000 who say they took MDMA, 202 ended up in hospitalThere has been a steady rise in the number of people seeking medical treatment after taking the drug over the past few years.
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18th June 2015
Association must be vigilant - Drugs in the GAATHE first guilty drugs verdict against a member of the GAA in its long history underlines the kind of pressure players are coming under to rid sport of illegal drugs
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18th June 2015
Education key to preventing more failed drug testsLegends Delaney and McConville split on how prevalent abuse of banned substance might be in Gaelic games
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17th June 2015
Still blinkered on Vision for ChangeNine years after the publication of ‘A Vision for Change’, the mental health needs of society’s most vulnerable groups are still not adequately addressed, writes June Shannon.
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17th June 2015
22-year-old recovering alcoholic tells how he stopped drinking eight cans of cider every nightJamie Gos has been sober for over a year now.