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22nd September 2017
Alcohol Action Ireland:The Drinks Industry can have their ads but they can’t have Christmas too!
The Alcohol Beverage Federation of Ireland (ABFI) have recently issued a statement, and supporting video advertorial on social media, again critical of the measures proposed in the Public Health (Alcohol) Bill. The piece criticises the measures as seeking the demise of an ‘iconic’ television advert for an alcoholic beverage, and highlights the aspects that may be lost.
22nd September 2017
Irish Street Medicine Symposium 2017
The 3rd Irish Street Medicine Symposium takes place 29th and 30th of September
21st September 2017
Alcohol Bill “vital” say Emergency Department doctors
The Irish Association for Emergency Medicine (IAEM) has joined the growing number of organisations seeking the “full enactment” of the Public Health (Alcohol) Bill.
21st September 2017
Alcohol and opiates biggest problem drugs in Laois, Offaly, Longford, Westmeath
Alcohol is the number one problem drug in the midlands, according to the latest report from the Midland Regional Drug and Alcohol Task Force, with heroin the second most common drug for which people seek treatment.
20th September 2017
Government pledge to pass laws amid ‘hamstrung Dáil’ claims
The Government has promised to pass divisive bills on alcohol sale restrictions and judicial reforms before the end of this Dáil term amid ongoing claims parliament has become hamstrung by the minority government stalemate.
18th September 2017
Community Awareness of Drugs Training Day 2017
Community Awareness of Drugs Training: Drugs - What you need to know in 2017 and Encouraging Responses
13th September 2017
Concerns raised over plans for drug treatment facilities in Dublin
A school in Dublin is fighting the expansion of a nearby drug and alcohol rehab centre.
13th September 2017
HSE suggests parents organise alcohol-free celebrations
Parents urged to run Junior Cert events to keep students safe from alcohol harm
13th September 2017
No ‘magic drug circle’ but gardaí will use ‘discretion’ outside city injection centres
The location of the centre in Dublin will not be known until the end of next month
12th September 2017
Alcohol a factor ‘in 85% of suicides’ of men aged over 40 in Cork
About 85 per cent of men over the age of 40 who took their own lives in Cork in the last nine years had a history of alcohol abuse, a public meeting has heard.

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