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27th October 2012
Shops caught selling alcohol to 15-year-oldA 15-YEAR-OLD was sold drink at four different off licences last December, a court heard.
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26th October 2012
Minister White attends Tallaght Hope and Remembrance Service 2012Alex White, T.D. Minister of State with responsibility for Primary Care at the Department of Health, today attended the Tallaght Hope and Remembrance Service at Fettercairn Community & Youth Centre, Tallaght.
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25th October 2012
Minister Alex White to launch Alcohol Action Ireland ConferenceMinister of State at the Department of Health Alex White will open Alcohol Action Ireland’s conference, “Time Please… For Change”, at the Royal College of Physicians Ireland (RCPI), Dublin 2, on Thursday, November 1.
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24th October 2012
Former Mountjoy governor promotes anti-drugs videoFormer Mountjoy Prison governor John Lonergan has helped launch a drug awareness music video for distribution in schools and promotion online.
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24th October 2012
Sedative and tranquilliser use increases 40% in five yearsThe use of tranquillisers and sedatives is highest among professionals, senior management, top civil servants and people who are State dependent, a new survey has found.
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23rd October 2012
Survey: Sedatives used by 14% of adultsAn alcohol-responsibility advocacy group are hoping to implement the first-ever national Alcohol Awareness Week for March of next year.
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21st October 2012
Alcohol awareness week set for Ireland next yearAn alcohol-responsibility advocacy group are hoping to implement the first-ever national Alcohol Awareness Week for March of next year.
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21st October 2012
Varadkar remains uneasy about banning alcohol sponsorship of sportThe Cabinet Minister responsible for sport in Ireland has again expressed reservations at proposals to outlaw sponsorship of sporting events by alcohol companies.
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18th October 2012
drugs.ie shortlisted for Eircom Golden Spider AwardThe drugs.ie website has been shortlisted for an Eircom Spider Award in the category of Charitable & Non-Profit Organisations.
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17th October 2012
Alcohol has a negative effect on someone they knowNew research reveals more than 80% of people in Ireland say alcohol has a negative effect on someone they know.