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30th July 2013
Publicans want ‘lid levy’ to replace losses from alcohol sports sponsorship banA Levy on off-licence sales would raise money to bridge the funding gap created by the loss of alcohol companies’ sponsorship of sports, the Vintners’ Federation of Ireland claims.
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29th July 2013
Tax on alcopops and levy on off-licences to compensate for sport sponsorship voidA tax on alcopops is being examined as a model for an alternative source of funding when the ban on alcohol sponsorship of sport comes into effect.
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29th July 2013
Pioneer Association Event SeptemberAn International Gathering Conference hosted by the Pioneer Association will take place on 28 and 29 September 2013 in All Hallows College, Dublin.
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29th July 2013
Smoking ban moves to outside schools, crechesSchool campuses and creche grounds are set to become smoke-free areas under a raft of new measures designed to make Ireland tobacco-free.
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29th July 2013
Alcohol is a factor in many fatal assaults, says forensics expertAlcohol plays a significant role in many fatal assaults that occur on the street, in licensed premises and at house parties, according to the Deputy State Pathologist Michael Curtis.
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29th July 2013
Funds source sought to end drinks sponsorshipAlcohol sponsorship of major sports events will be phased out, but not until alternative sources of funding for sporting organisations are found, ministers have agreed.
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28th July 2013
World Hepatitis Day 2013 - Help Spread the WordToday is World Hepatitis Day
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26th July 2013
Reilly wants tobacco-free Ireland within 12 yearsHEALTH Minister James Reilly has declared war on smoking, saying he wants a tobacco-free Ireland by 2025
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25th July 2013
World Hepatitis Day – HSE urges at risk persons to get testedThe HSE today (Thursday) urged anyone who may be at risk of hepatitis C to get tested as it is estimated that between 20,000 and 50,000 people in Ireland are chronically infected with hepatitis C, more than half whom are not aware of the infection.
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25th July 2013
American business warns Taoiseach over tobacco proposalsSome of America’s largest business organisations have urged the Taoiseach to rethink plans to introduce plain packaging for tobacco products.
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