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8th April 2013
Taoiseach ‘must give leadership in fight against alcohol abuse’
Taoiseach Enda Kenny needs to “give leadership” in tackling alcohol abuse and persuade ministers resisting change “to play their part”, former drugs minister Roisín Shortall has said.
7th April 2013
Alcohol - set an example to the kids on drink
The manager of Derry City FC has backed a new campaign asking parents not to drink during family celebrations.
7th April 2013
Response to our chronic addiction is a sick joke
The Government is just as guilty as the deluded population it serves for ignoring a seemingly terminal problem with alcohol, writes Terence Cosgrave.
5th April 2013
Judge: Head shops affect the most vulnerable
A head shop owner who stored a cannabis-like chemical substance was told yesterday that her offence “merited” a few days in jail.
5th April 2013
Gardai planning crackdown on drinking before concerts
Gardai have told Ireland’s concert promoters they will be taking a tougher line with drinking ahead of major gigs.
5th April 2013
‘Ambivalence to alcohol abuse must be removed’
Children’s Minister Frances Fitzgerald has said the national “ambivalence” to alcohol abuse must be removed given the level of damage being caused to young people.
4th April 2013
Revealed: how our bingeing teenagers are drinking themselves into depression
One in five teenagers is drinking weekly by the time they are in fifth year in school, according to a new study.
3rd April 2013
Significant binge drinking among 5th-years
Alcohol consumption among young people in Ireland typically begins around mid-adolescence, with ‘significant bingeing’ evident by fifth year in secondary school, a new Irish study has found.
2nd April 2013
FAI seeks easing of alcohol rules
The FAI plans to ask UEFA to change stadium rules on match days so that soccer fans can enjoy alcoholic beverages during games, the Sunday Independent has learned.
2nd April 2013
Call for crackdown on web prescription drugs trade
An “explosion” of illicit prescription drugs being ordered online has led to demands for a crackdown.

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