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22nd September 2010
Ahern launches Test Purchasing Alcohol SchemeThe Minister for Justice and Law Reform, Mr Dermot Ahern, T.D., today launched the Test Purchasing of alcohol scheme and published Guidelines to be followed in its implementation. The new scheme commences on 1st October.
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22nd September 2010
Crackdown on underage alcohol salesTeenagers as young as 15 will be recruited by gardai to target pubs, shops and off licences selling alcohol to underage drinkers, it has emerged.
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22nd September 2010
Think before you drink message for studentsStudent and drinks industry leaders are asking those starting college this month to think before they drink in a campaign that seeks to stop them flushing their studies down the drain.
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22nd September 2010
Time called on underage drinkingSenior gardaí are drawing up a hit list of pubs, shops and off-licences to be targeted for selling alcohol to underage drinkers.
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21st September 2010
Crosscare Drug & Alcohol Programme: Don’t Lose The Head WorkshopsThess workshops are aimed at parents/guardians and other family members who take care of children and young people and would like information on how to manage situations that may arise around drug & alcohol issues.
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20th September 2010
Last 19 head shops reduced to selling pipes and bongsNineteen head shops that previously sold a range of legal highs which were recently banned remained open this weekend selling a range of ornaments and drugs paraphernalia including pipes and bongs.
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17th September 2010
Foster died from ‘methadone intoxication’An inquest has heard that a man discovered unconscious in a cell in Coolock Garda Station died from methadone intoxication.
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17th September 2010
New drug education programme launched to help local drug addictsA new programme to help young people and their families deal with drug-related issues has been established by Ossary Youth and the Aislinn Centre in Kilkenny.
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16th September 2010
Warning over online drink ads targeting childrenOnline social networking sites and interactive websites are “gold” to alcohol marketers in targeting young people, a conference has heard.
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16th September 2010
100 people dying a month in ‘alcohol epidemicAlmost 100 people are dying every month in an “alcohol epidemic” drowning the country, the Government’s medical expert has warned.