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27th April 2012
Pub sales fall as people switch to drinking at homePub sales are continuing to fall as more people switch to buying cheaper alcohol in supermarkets and off-licences and drinking at home.
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26th April 2012
Taking new illicit drugs is like playing ‘a dangerous game of roulette’New drugs were detected in the EU last year at the rate of around one a week – the highest number of new substances recorded by the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction in a single year.
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24th April 2012
Customs watch post for head shop drugsCustoms officials are vigilantly monitoring the post to try and pick up illegal head shop-style drugs.
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24th April 2012
Cancer-alcohol link can be rated with new testA protein has been identified that plays a key role in the link between drinking alcohol and breast cancer.
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23rd April 2012
Slogan Competition: People can enjoy themselves without alcohol!On 19 June 2012, Pavee Point and Coolmine Therapeutic Communities will jointly host a day of events to challenge the normalisation of alcohol in society and highlight alternatives to drinking.
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22nd April 2012
Smoking ban on cards for beaches and parksHealth Minister James Reilly wants to ban smoking in parks and on beaches in a bid to discourage children from taking up the habit.
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21st April 2012
Headshops owner imported drugs without licenceThe owner of a chain of headshops faces up to 10 years in prison, fines of up to €120,000 or both after pleading guilty to importing illegal medical products and selling the “Viagra-type” drugs wholesale without a licence.
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21st April 2012
Viagra-type drugs were sold on to headshopsThe owner of a chain of headshops faces up to 10 years for illegally importing Viagra-like products.
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21st April 2012
Houses of the Oireachtas: Written Answers - Sale of AlcoholDeputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Health his views and intention in relation to the sale of alcoholic products in retail units; if he is considering changes to layout plans for such units; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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21st April 2012
Houses of the Oireachtas: Written Answers - National Substance Misuse StrategyDeputy Terence Flanagan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he supports the steering group’s report on a National Substance Misuse Strategy; and if it will be supporting the implementation of its recommendations that drinks industry sponsorship of sporting events here should be phased out through legislation by 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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