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30th March 2013
Calls for Good Friday alcohol ban to be liftedThe Restaurants Association of Ireland has criticised what it describes as the “outdated and archaic” ban on alcohol sales on Good Friday.
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30th March 2013
What is it about Good Friday? Can we not enjoy one night without alcohol?GO OFF THE drink they said. Be fine, I said. When I was approached by SpunOut.ie to help launch the Hello Sunday Morning initiative in Ireland, I didn’t hesitate.
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29th March 2013
Repeat drink drivers to face rehab and car ‘alcolocks’Private speed camera vans may be used to catch drivers using mobile phones or not wearing seatbelts.
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29th March 2013
Reilly wants every cigarette to cost €1 in anti-smoking driveHealth Minister James Reilly wants to see each cigarette cost €1 to drive home to smokers the dangers of their habit.
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29th March 2013
Launch of Healthy Ireland- A Framework for Improved Health and Wellbeing 2013 - 2025Healthy Ireland, a new government framework for action to improve the health and wellbeing of people living in Ireland over the coming generation was launched today (28 March 2013).
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29th March 2013
A heartbreaking legacy18 years ago today I got engaged to Paul. But he took his life after years of depression and drinking. If I had known then what I know now, the outcome may have been different, says Joan Mitchell.
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28th March 2013
Training – Steroid Use & HarmDr Denis O’Driscoll is Chief Pharmacist in Addiction Services at the HSE (former SWA).
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28th March 2013
Don’t blame sponsorship for alcohol abuse says FAI’s John DelaneyOne of the country’s top sports executives has warned politicians not to blame sponsorship by drinks firms for alcohol abuse.
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27th March 2013
Drink sponsorship ban plan slammedRugby, football and GAA chiefs have warned that a blanket ban on drinks firms sponsoring major sports events would be disastrous.
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27th March 2013
Cheap alcoholJust what is necessary to make the Government address the sale of excessively cheap alcohol?