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12th May 2014
Society’s double standards on drug use in Ireland
While Ireland tops the polls for cocaine-related deaths in Europe, there is still a public stigma over drug use. All too frequently it is in those closest to us that we fail to recognise the signs, writes Julia Molony
9th May 2014
A futile war on drugs that wastes money and wrecks lives
The scale of human wreckage means nations need to look at their policies, writes George Soros
8th May 2014
Opinion: A new drug trade is hiding in the underbelly of the internet
We live differently than we did two decades ago. Our day-to-day lives are increasingly conducted digitally and online and set to become more so – 65% of Irish households already have broadband and Ireland is set to be one of the most digitally engaged countries in the world by 2015.
7th May 2014
Half of serious drugs cases result in 5-10 year jail terms
Almost half of serious drug cases result in sentences of five to 10 years, with penalties of close to 30 years being imposed in a small number of cases.
7th May 2014
Drink deaths ‘airbrushed’ from papers
Irish people are being left ‘almost completely in the dark’ about the role that alcohol plays in many deaths every year because newspapers are failing to report on this, a new study suggests.
7th May 2014
Media ‘glossing over’ alcohol-related deaths
Almost all newspaper reports on alcohol-related deaths fail to mention the deceased’s level of drinking, according to research.
5th May 2014
UK music festivals ban ‘legal highs’
A group of more than 20 UK music festivals has banned the sale of “legal highs” and will take part in a “digital blackout” tomorrow to highlight the danger of taking the drugs.
4th May 2014
The sobriety diaries
She’s a believer in alcohol, a fan of pubs, a ‘normal Irish person’. Today, Ann Marie Hourihane begins a social experiment: quitting alcohol for one month. How will she handle it?
1st May 2014
From Scotland: Minimum alcohol policy referred to European court
A legal challenge to the Scottish government’s policy on minimum alcohol pricing has been referred to a European court by the Court of Session.
30th April 2014
Alcohol Minimum Unit Price Case to be Decided by European Courts
The Court of Session, Scotland’s supreme civil court, has referred today the Scottish Alcohol Minimum Unit Price (MUP) for a preliminary ruling to the Court of Justice of the European Union. This follows an appeal from the alcohol industry to the last year’s verdict on the matter.

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