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6th October 2014
Minister says time to act on below-cost alcohol salesThe Government is under increasing pressure to ban below-cost sales of alcohol as figures indicate the taxpayer is effectively subsidising the drinks industry and supermarkets by €21 million a year through lost Vat and excise duty.
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6th October 2014
Minister urged not to accept nomination of Meas boss to RTÉ boardA call has been made for Minister for Communications Alex White not to accept the nomination of the outgoing chief executive of Mature Enjoyment of Alcohol in Society (Meas) to the board of RTÉ.
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6th October 2014
Aussies are giving up booze this month for charity – should we follow suit?Since 2008, A fundraising and awareness initiative called ‘Ocsober’ has been running in Australia.
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3rd October 2014
Dublin’s drug situation hasn’t gotten worse, it’s just ‘shifted to other areas’The Director of the Ana Liffey Drug Project has rejected suggestions that the drug problem in Dublin’s city centre has gotten worse, saying rather that it has moved and changed, as is the nature of the illegal drugs industry.
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3rd October 2014
Cork Drug & Alcohol Awareness MonthThis year the Cork Local Drug & Alcohol Task Force is delighted to announce there will be over 20 events running throughout the course of Drug & Alcohol Awareness Month October 2014 around the city.
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3rd October 2014
Open thread: What do you think should be done about Ireland’s drug problem?RTÉ’s Prime Time tonight focused on the drug problem in Dublin – what do you think the solution is?
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3rd October 2014
From the UK: Drinkers to be offered pill to reduce alcohol consumptionDrinkers who have half a bottle of wine or three pints a night are to be offered a life-saving pill which helps reduce their alcohol consumption.
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3rd October 2014
Quality of sperm can be reduced by drink consumptionDrinking just five units of alcohol every week could reduce the quality of a man’s sperm, research suggests.
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3rd October 2014
Open drug use and city dealing caught on filmGardai have honed in on drug dealers operating in broad daylight on the streets of Dublin and detections for possessing drugs for sale or supply have more than trebled this year alone.
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2nd October 2014
Government must prioritise public health over profit – response to DIGI claims“The Drinks Industry Group of Ireland is asking our Government to put the health and wellbeing of Irish people at risk by lowering the price of alcohol in the interests of profit,” said Suzanne Costello, CEO of Alcohol Action Ireland.
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