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28th February 2014
Plan to cut smoking rates approvedMembers of the European Parliament (MEPs) have voted in favour of draft legislation aimed at making tobacco products less attractive to young people.
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28th February 2014
Solicitors at odds with Law Society on smokingA group of 16 solicitors has written to the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children separating themselves from the stand taken by the Law Society, which is opposed to the introduction of plain packaging for cigarettes.
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27th February 2014
Hepatitis C “Hidden Harm” ConferenceCommunity Response is hosting the Hepatitis C “Hidden Harm” Conference on Friday 21st March, 2014. The conference is being chaired by Dr. Lelia Thornton, Health Protection Surveillance Centre.
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26th February 2014
Call for alcohol-free zones on St Patrick’s DayCity officials have been asked to introduce designated alcohol-free zones across the city centre for Cork’s St Patrick’s Day festival.
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25th February 2014
Legal highs: Belfast City Council given permission to destroy seized productsBelfast City Council has been granted permission by a court to destroy seized substances that it believes are “legal highs”.
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25th February 2014
Giving addicted teens a second chance at lifeDetox and treatment centre puts order into the lives of teenagers and offers some hope of escape from chaos
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24th February 2014
Beer ‘cheaper than water’ in shopsBeer is cheaper than water in many Irish supermarkets.
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24th February 2014
Seizures of illegal cigarettes slumpCustoms seized less than one in every 25 cigarettes smuggled into the country last year, as law enforcement agencies struggle to keep up with more sophisticated methods being employed by smugglers, new figures obtained by the Sunday Independent reveal.
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21st February 2014
ICGP/HSE develop new measure to aid with alcohol interventionThe ICGP and HSE have developed a ‘standard drinks’ measure for use in consultations as a visual aid to help GPs, practice nurses and patients to estimate and discuss alcohol intake.
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21st February 2014
Campaigning for Change Seminar: Evidence-based solutions for alcohol harmAlcohol Action Ireland, the national charity for alcohol-related issues, invites you to attend a free campaigning seminar for organisations interested in alcohol-related issues, at 6.30 p.m. on Monday, March 3, at the Royal Irish Academy in Dublin.