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7th May 2014
Half of serious drugs cases result in 5-10 year jail terms
Almost half of serious drug cases result in sentences of five to 10 years, with penalties of close to 30 years being imposed in a small number of cases.
7th May 2014
Drink deaths ‘airbrushed’ from papers
Irish people are being left ‘almost completely in the dark’ about the role that alcohol plays in many deaths every year because newspapers are failing to report on this, a new study suggests.
7th May 2014
Media ‘glossing over’ alcohol-related deaths
Almost all newspaper reports on alcohol-related deaths fail to mention the deceased’s level of drinking, according to research.
5th May 2014
UK music festivals ban ‘legal highs’
A group of more than 20 UK music festivals has banned the sale of “legal highs” and will take part in a “digital blackout” tomorrow to highlight the danger of taking the drugs.
4th May 2014
The sobriety diaries
She’s a believer in alcohol, a fan of pubs, a ‘normal Irish person’. Today, Ann Marie Hourihane begins a social experiment: quitting alcohol for one month. How will she handle it?
1st May 2014
From Scotland: Minimum alcohol policy referred to European court
A legal challenge to the Scottish government’s policy on minimum alcohol pricing has been referred to a European court by the Court of Session.
30th April 2014
Alcohol Minimum Unit Price Case to be Decided by European Courts
The Court of Session, Scotland’s supreme civil court, has referred today the Scottish Alcohol Minimum Unit Price (MUP) for a preliminary ruling to the Court of Justice of the European Union. This follows an appeal from the alcohol industry to the last year’s verdict on the matter.
30th April 2014
Eddie Cunningham: Here’s what happened when I got dressed up to drink and drive
So that’s what it is like to drink and drive.
30th April 2014
Gardaí to debate law on holding drunk prisoners until they sober up
Garda Delegates in Killarney will today debate a motion on the legal implications of detaining intoxicated prisoners in garda stations.
30th April 2014
Drugs projects facing closure
Community activists are warning that the closure of a vital drugs service in Dublin 15 could be the first of many due to savage cutbacks in funding.

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