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2nd March 2015
Alcohol poisoning is much more common among young girls
Over 100 children under the age of 17 were treated for acute alcohol intoxication, or alcohol poisoning, in Temple Street Children’s Hospital over the last three years.
2nd March 2015
Government ‘is turning a blind eye’ to drug crime
The Government has been accused of turning “a blind eye” to drug crime after figures reveal a 30% cut in the strength of local garda drug units across the country.
2nd March 2015
“I think they should stay away” – Minister on St Patrick’s Day drunkeness
Tourism Minister Michael Ring says people should “stay away” from St Patrick’s Day celebrations if they plan to get excessively drunk.
2nd March 2015
Garda drug units across country see numbers fall 30%
Garda drug units across the country have seen their numbers slashed by 30% in the last four years, figures reveal.
2nd March 2015
Drinks industry has no place in anti-alcohol campaigns
The Union of Students in Ireland knows the impact that Ireland’s relationship with alcohol has on the people living in this country – we’ve lost friends and colleagues in alcohol-related incidents.
27th February 2015
Reilly to restrict tenders from firms linked to tobacco group
Minister for Children James Reilly is taking steps to prevent any firm which has a contract with a tobacco group from tendering to work for bodies under his remit, among them the child and family agency Tusla.
26th February 2015
Belfast public toilet needle disposal bins for drug users
Needle bins to allow injecting drug users to safely dispose of used syringes have been installed in five public toilets in Belfast city centre.
26th February 2015
Mental Drinking roadshow begins at UCC
UCC played host on Monday to the latest phase of a student campaign that is highlighting the connections between binge drinking and mental health.
25th February 2015
NUI Galway Students’ Union to hold referendum on cannabis legalisation
NUI Galway Students’ Union has announced it will hold a referendum on 5 March to ask students if they feel the SU should adopt a position on the legalisation of cannabis.
24th February 2015
Helping Women Recover: A Women’s Programme for Addiction and Trauma
This is a free Programme for women in early recovery or after treatment.

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