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29th September 2014
Reducing the price of a pint by 5c would cost the government €41 millionThis month, alcohol awareness advocates called for the government to leave excise duty alone, warning that any reduction in the upcoming Budget would result in increased consumption and add to the country’s problems with alcohol.
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26th September 2014
France to follow Ireland’s lead with plain cigarette packagingFrance has said it will introduce plain cigarette packaging and ban electronic cigarettes in certain public places, in a bid to reduce high smoking rates among the under-16s.
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24th September 2014
€20-a-bag crystal meth floods onto city streetsCrystal meth from Chinese laboratories has hit the streets of Dublin, it is feared.
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24th September 2014
Vaping: 6 facts you need to know about e-cigarettesThe facts surrounding the rise of the e-cigarette.
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24th September 2014
Plain tobacco packaging ‘a success’The tobacco industry will mount a ferocious attack on Ireland’s plain packaging plan, a leading Australian academic has warned.
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23rd September 2014
To vape or not to vape? The e-cigarette debateThe vaping debate is characterised by confusion and contradiction - but those who have converted to e-cigarettes seem convinced.
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23rd September 2014
Heartfelt advice on when to say ‘When’In Britain the Macmillan Trust cancer charity has calculated that the average drinker spends an average of 315 days hung over; that’s almost a year, party people. And a little bit depressing.
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23rd September 2014
Are loose alcohol-sale laws turning Irish diners into a nation of ‘handbag drinkers’?Lax alcohol-sales laws and high wine taxes are turning penny-pinching diners into a legion of “handbag drinkers”, restaurateurs claim.
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22nd September 2014
‘Prince of Pot’ on a tour of Ireland’s universities to talk about decriminalising drugsKnown as the Prince of Pot in the US and Canada, Marc Emery will begin a tour of Ireland’s universities tomorrow to kick-start a discussion on possible reforms of the country’s drug laws.
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22nd September 2014
Drug contains ‘highly toxic’ chemicalsEmergency departments in Cork city have been confronted with a number of drug-related cases involving new, and highly dangerous, chemicals.
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