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6th March 2015
Sales of beer, wine, cider all on the riseAlcohol consumption levels increased last year, driven by hikes in wine and beer sales, provisional figures show.
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6th March 2015
Anti-binge-drink group has credibility problemsThe resignation of Dr Ciara Kelly from the board of the ‘Stop Out-of-Control Drinking’ campaign has once again focused attention on the thorny subject of the drinks industry funding what - in effect - is an anti-binge drinking campaign.
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6th March 2015
Parents contact TD to push for teens’ access to cheap alcoholA south Dublin TD has expressed her “alarm” at the volume of messages she has had from constituents against Government plans to end the availability of cheap alcohol, including some from parents arguing their teenagers should have access to inexpensive drink.
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5th March 2015
Diageo-funded bid to tackle binge drinking branded ‘a smokescreen’A former GAA president, a singer, a student leader and a comedian have all united to dismiss a new anti-alcohol campaign as a “smokescreen”.
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5th March 2015
Varadkar says stance on alcohol sponsorship ban is consistentFormer minister for tourism and sport Leo Varadkar argued there was “no evidence” that a ban on sports sponsorship by drinks companies would help tackle excessive drinking among young people, new records show.
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5th March 2015
Skunk is becoming more and more of a problem in Ireland – it is not ‘simply cannabis’Drug campaigners have warned that skunk is already an issue in Ireland, and action needs to be taken now before the effects of the drug take hold.
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5th March 2015
Skunk is becoming more and more of a problem in Ireland – it is not ‘simply cannabis’Drug campaigners have warned that skunk is already an issue in Ireland, and action needs to be taken now before the effects of the drug take hold.
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5th March 2015
RCPI and Alcohol Action Ireland establish Alcohol Health Alliance to support Public Health (Alcohol)Independent alliance will bring public health perspective to alcohol debate.
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4th March 2015
Citywide calls on Taoiseach to confirm appointment of Drugs MinisterCitywide welcomes the comments of an Taoiseach Enda Kenny that he is giving consideration to appointing a Junior Minister with responsibility for the National Drugs Strategy and calls on him to confirm an appointment as a matter of urgency.
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4th March 2015
Opposition Grows To New Diageo Funded Alcohol Awareness CampaignTo date, over 50 individuals and organisations including the National Youth Council of Ireland, Professor John Crown, Youth Work Ireland, comedian Des Bishop, Irish Rural Link, the Union of Students in Ireland, former GAA President Dr Mick Loftus, Róisín Shortall TD, folk singer Christy Moore and Wexford football captain Ciarán Lyng, have signed an open letter expressing their considered opposition to the new Diageo funded ‘Stop Out Of Control Drinking’ campaign (rolemodels.ie).
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