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4th June 2013
Cross-party group to fight proposed ban on alcohol sponsorship
A cross-party committee is set to oppose the banning of alcohol sponsorship of major sporting events such as the Heineken Cup, as cabinet divisions on the issue continue.
1st June 2013
Heroin blamed for eight deaths in Kerry town in two years
At least seven people have died from heroin and opiate use in just two years in the Co Kerry town of Tralee.
1st June 2013
Hangover nation: What is it about Ireland and drink?
At the start of European Month of the Brain, Shane O’Mara says the effects of excessive alcohol consumption on one of our vital organs should not be underestimated.
1st June 2013
Record number of synthetic chemicals detected
Two young mothers in Co Louth were out of danger last night after consuming cannabis, initially thought to have been contaminated.
31st May 2013
Problem of illegal drug contamination increasing
Analysis: illegal drug industry adopting pharmaceutical techniques to create ever stronger products
30th May 2013
Just one alcoholic drink a day increases risk of cancer.
Just one alcoholic drink a day increases the chances of a person developing cancer and the only way to eliminate the risk is go teetotal.
30th May 2013
Women seriously ill after consuming ‘contaminated cannabis’
Gardaí in Louth investigating if drug was mixed with a synthetic substance.
29th May 2013
Irish people are drinking 700 times more than we should
Irish people are at a high risk of cancer as a result of the amount we drink – with the most recent figures available showing the average drinker aged over 15 consumes over 11 litres of pure alcohol every year.
29th May 2013
New report reveals the latest drug trends in Europe
The European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction (EMCDDA) will publish their European Drug Report 2013: Trends and developments today.
29th May 2013
Steroid drug use on the increase in Ireland, study of drug users in Dublin has found.
Addiction to steroid drugs in Ireland is increasing, though those who take them don’t identify themselves as drug users and are often in employment, the chief executive of Merchants Quay Ireland, Tony Geoghegan, said yesterday.

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