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23rd February 2015
Cross-border force urged to crack down on smugglersA special cross-border force should be set up to tackle the smuggling of fuel, cigarettes, and alcohol, and tougher laws introduced in both jurisdictions, a British-Irish parliamentary report has recommended.
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20th February 2015
Daft.ie asked to remove ‘no rent allowance’ filter from property listingsThe government has announced that landlords will no longer be able to discriminate against tenants who receive welfare payments.
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20th February 2015
These emergency drugs may be more easily available after death of 14-year-old girlThe Minister for Health is considering allowing some prescription-only medicines, like Epipens, be more readily available.
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20th February 2015
Varadkar announces public consultation on easier access to ‘rescue’ drugs in emergenciesVaradkar announces public consultation on easier access to ‘rescue’ drugs in emergencies – including epipens Adrenaline, salbutamol, glucagon, naloxone and glyceryl trinitrate
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20th February 2015
Cabinet urged to keep plain packaging plansTen leading health campaign groups representing doctors and people suffering from cancer, heart disease and other life-threatening conditions have written to Cabinet urging them not to scrap the plain packaging anti-smoking plans.
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20th February 2015
The latest Irish campaign to promote more moderate drinkingDrink alcohol responsibly may be the injunction, but too many Irish people drink to excess and their consumption is “out of control”.
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19th February 2015
Diageo laps it up with alcohol ‘campaign’The Diageo-funded ‘Stop Out Of Control Drinking Campaign’ is like the time when Shell got involved in environmental campaigning - it’s hypocritical, writes Ruairí McKiernan
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19th February 2015
Need for mini CABs to tackle drug gangsCommunities terrorised by drug gangs need more Garda resources as well as “mini” criminal assets bureaus, an Oireachtas committee has heard.
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18th February 2015
Benson and Hedges increased sales by €100m with packet re-designThe manufacturers of Benson and Hedges increased the sales of one of its brands in 2007 by nearly €100 million-a-year in the United Kingdom on the back of a major redesign of its pack - the biggest increase that took place that year.
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18th February 2015
Health and Children Committee invites submissions on the Public Health (Alcohol) BillAs part of its pre-legislative scrutiny process, the Joint Committee on Health and Children has decided to invite written submissions from interested groups or individuals in relation to its review of the Public Health (Alcohol) Bill.
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