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12th August 2014
NI health minister “sees the merit” in charging drunk people for A&E visitsThe Health Minister in Northern Ireland says that he “sees the merit” of charging drunk people for clogging up emergency departments.
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12th August 2014
Call for health warnings on bottles of alcoholCigarette-like warnings should be made compulsory on alcohol packaging in order to inform the public of the dangers of excessive drinking, campaigners have said.
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11th August 2014
Young people celebrating their Leaving Cert results should not be targeted by alcohol promotionsAlcohol Action Ireland, the national charity for alcohol-related issues, has called on pubs and nightclubs not to use cheap alcohol promotions to target young people planning on celebrating their Leaving Cert results this week
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11th August 2014
From the UK: UK does not ‘park’ its heroin addicts on methadoneThe UK says it does not “park” heroin addicts on methadone as the Republic does - some people here have been on the heroin substitute for as long as 20 years
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11th August 2014
Dublin ‘needs mobile injecting clinics’ to tackle drug abuseOne of Dublin’s most prominent activists for the homeless says mobile injecting clinics could be the answer to tackling drug abuse on Dublin’s streets.
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11th August 2014
Dublin Lord Mayor calls for task force to tackle inner city addiction problemsDublin Lord Mayor Christy Burke has called for all organisations involved in tackling addiction and homelessness issues in Dublin city centre to come “under the one umbrella”.
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8th August 2014
Half of employees have been drunk at workIrish firms have been urged to consider US-style on-the-spot drug and alcohol tests after it emerged almost half of all employees have been drunk at work.
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8th August 2014
Plain packaging will cost revenue, but bring health savingsThe State may lose tax revenue through the introduction of plain packaging for tobacco products but this will be offset by savings from reduced deaths and illness linked to smoking, according to a Department of Health study.
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7th August 2014
Drink-driving prosecutions down 60% since 2006There has been a 60% drop in prosecutions for drink-driving and a 40% fall in dangerous driving cases since 2006, according to official figures.
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6th August 2014
EU states’ concerns could delay plain packaging for tobaccoA number of EU countries have lodged concerns about the plain packaging tobacco proposals put forward by James Reilly when he was minister for health.
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