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24th March 2015
Dr Ciara Kelly calls on Diageo to withdraw from controversial anti-drinking campaignDr Ciara Kelly has spoken out for the first time following her shock departure from the board of the STOP Out-of-Control drinking campaign.
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23rd March 2015
And so we face down the demon drink - one more timeIf only the booze-soaked Irish could be persuaded to slowly sip a couple of glasses of wine while savouring a meal - instead of getting mindlessly drunk in some local pub - maybe we might curb our national alcohol problem.
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20th March 2015
Campaigner admits ‘gap in credibility over funding from Diageo’A member of the Stop Out-of-Control Drinking group has accepted that the body’s funding by drinks giant Diageo has created a “credibility gap” for the campaign.
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19th March 2015
Tobacco firm hired over 160 lobbyists - James ReillyOne major tobacco company engaged 161 lobbyists at a cost of several million euros to stop plain packaging on cigarette boxes, Minister for Children James Reilly has claimed.
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19th March 2015
Varadkar: Alcohol campaign concerns are not my problemHealth Minister Leo Varadkar has said a drink awareness campaign backed by alcohol giant Diageo is not his problem, saying it doesn’t need his permission.
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19th March 2015
Alcohol giants are part of the problem - not the solutionStop Out-Of-Control Drinking’ is not just a well-intentioned aim, it is the name of a public health campaign group. So far, so good. Except it is part-funded by Diageo and, oddly enough for an organisation touchily insisting on its independence, a director of the drinks giant sits on its board. Which leads me to my next point. How about stopping out-of-control lobbying by vested interests - wouldn’t that be a more effective strategy?
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19th March 2015
SPECIAL REPORT: A state of high anxiety over antidepressant prescriptionToday’s Irish Examiner investigation should be the beginning of a wider-ranging look at the manifold variations of antidepressant prescription around the country, says Siobhán Barry.
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19th March 2015
SPECIAL REPORT: The anti-depressant generationWe have always sought ways of coping with depression and anxiety, but our reliance on drugs and the regional variations make for alarming reading, writes Catherine Shanahan.
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19th March 2015
SPECIAL REPORT: Our €40m drug problemAn Irish Examiner investigation has found 330,000 public patients were prescribed those drugs that year at a cost of €40m to the State. The figure is likely to be closer to 500,000 when private patients are taken into account.
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18th March 2015
Varadkar urged to make his position clear on alcohol awareness campaignHealth Minister Leo Varadkar should “unequivocally” say whether he supports a drinks industry-funded alcohol awareness campaign after claims the initiative is a “smokescreen” to take the political focus away from wider legal reforms.
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