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3rd July 2014
Public have had their fill of the cliched ‘boozy Ireland’ imageYou have to hand it to some of our politicians, and their sense of priority.
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3rd July 2014
Study: Irish people on medication still drink alcohol, even when they shouldn’tMore than half of older people in Ireland who are on prescription medication will regularly consume alcohol, a new study has found.
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3rd July 2014
Smoking rates plummet as teens quit cigsTeenagers are “fighting back” against big tobacco companies, with only about one-in-eight now lighting up, the Irish Cancer Society (ICS) has said.
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3rd July 2014
Study shows 60% of older people mix alcohol and medicationA new study shows over half of older people who are prescribed medicines which have the potential to interact with alcohol, still consume drink while they’re taking the medication.
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3rd July 2014
Scientists say they can predict if teenagers will become binge drinkersScientists believe they have developed a way of predicting which teenagers will become binge drinkers.
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2nd July 2014
Arthur’s Day axed: Guinness confirms celebration will not be returningGuinness has confirmed that there will be no Arthur’s Day event this year, saying that its new Guinness Amplify project will take its place.
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2nd July 2014
Irish drinking well above OECD averageWhile alcohol consumption has declined in Ireland over the last 10 years, it still remains ‘well above’ the OECD average, and obesity rates here are ‘higher than in many other European countries’, according to the OECD Health Statistics 2014.
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2nd July 2014
School-age smoking rate plunges 50% in 12 yearsThe percentage of school-aged children smoking in Ireland has almost halved since 1998 and the likelihood is that the country will be effectively smoke-free by 2025.
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2nd July 2014
Alcohol levy call in suicide battleA levy on all alcohol sold in supermarkets and off-licences should be imposed to raise €200m a year for suicide prevention services, Fianna Fáil Senator Marc Mac Sharry has urged.
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30th June 2014
Tobacco company questions how much plain packaging will cost the StateTobacco company John Player has called on the government to reveal how much plain packaging for cigarettes will cost the state.
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