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6th August 2013
Sharp increase in seizures of potentially dangerous counterfeit alcohol in year to dateRevenue warns that illegal spirits may contain methanol which can cause blindness
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6th August 2013
Just eight out of 20 beds in operation at successful HSE rehab unitA HSE-operated rehab facility in the Phoenix Park in Dublin has a 50 per cent success rate but yet it is operating at less than half its full capacity.
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2nd August 2013
How will Uruguay’s marijuana law work?On July 31st the lower house of Uruguay’s congress narrowly voted to legalise the production, sale and consumption of marijuana (cannabis).
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2nd August 2013
Dealing with drinkAnother year and more political foostering about what to do about Ireland’s drink problem.
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1st August 2013
Middle classes ‘are aiding drug barons’The middle classes “who live in leafy suburbs” must refrain from recreational drug use in order to curtail the power of drug barons and the spread of narcotics in jails.
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1st August 2013
Uruguay set to legalise marijuanaUruguay has moved a step closer to becoming the first country in the world to create a legal marijuana industry in an attempt to fight organised crime.
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1st August 2013
Reilly accuses tobacco firms of targeting young peopleHealth Minister James Reilly has accused tobacco companies of “targeting” the young in a bid to get teenagers to take up smoking.
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30th July 2013
Publicans want ‘lid levy’ to replace losses from alcohol sports sponsorship banA Levy on off-licence sales would raise money to bridge the funding gap created by the loss of alcohol companies’ sponsorship of sports, the Vintners’ Federation of Ireland claims.
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29th July 2013
Tax on alcopops and levy on off-licences to compensate for sport sponsorship voidA tax on alcopops is being examined as a model for an alternative source of funding when the ban on alcohol sponsorship of sport comes into effect.
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29th July 2013
Pioneer Association Event SeptemberAn International Gathering Conference hosted by the Pioneer Association will take place on 28 and 29 September 2013 in All Hallows College, Dublin.