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1st April 2014
Editorial: Onus on adults to change our drinking culture
This is Alcohol Awareness Week, a week when we reflect on our often difficult love affair with ‘the drink’.
1st April 2014
How glass of wine at home can turn teens into problem drinkers
Parents warned not to introduce youngsters to alcohol before 18
31st March 2014
Minimum alcohol pricing ‘lowers crime’
Minimum alcohol pricing would reduce drink-fuelled crime in Ireland and save a life every day, an addiction expert has claimed.
31st March 2014
Teens develop drink habits before college years
Students starting university have already developed disturbing patterns of alcohol use, according to the head of student health at University College Cork.
31st March 2014
Help support Alcohol Awareness Week 2014 this morning.
Alcohol Awareness Week 2014 kicks off today!
31st March 2014
Irish women urged to put the health of children first by not drinking alcohol during pregnancy
The country’s three largest maternity hospitals have joined with Alcohol Action Ireland, the national charity for alcohol-related issues, to warn of the damage that can be caused to the unborn child by drinking alcohol during pregnancy.
29th March 2014
Many lives have been saved with smoking ban but we’ve more to do
Today is the 10th anniversary of the smoking ban coming into force.
27th March 2014
Consultant likens e-cigs to methadone
A hospital consultant has likened e-cigarettes to heroin substitute methadone as he revealed two children have presented at an emergency department having been poisoned by liquid nicotine.
26th March 2014
From the UK: Discount bar selling £1 drinks to open in the UK
The first of a chain of PoundPubs is set to open in the England next month, offering customers a drink for just £1.
26th March 2014
Minimum pricing will lead to reduction in alcohol-fuelled crime & save lives, Joint Committee hears
The introduction of minimum pricing will lead to reduction in alcohol-fuelled crime in Ireland and save lives, according to a leading alcohol policy expert.

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