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20th July 2012
Legal action outcome could prevent minimum alcohol price in Ireland
The Scotch whiskey industry is taking legal action against a new minimum alcohol price in Scotland, it has emerged.
19th July 2012
I will celebrate an immediate alcohol sponsor ban, but I won’t drink to it
We have seen the line between what’s right and wrong, what’s good and bad.
18th July 2012
Call for urgent action on alcohol sponsorship
A Galway TD has hit back at a delay in discussing radical changes to alcohol sponsorship in the Dáil.
18th July 2012
Government unwilling to take on vested interests in drinks industry
When the dust settled after the festival there had been 90 arrests, including a large number for assault and theft, 308 drug seizures, 28 cases of alleged drug dealing, and multiple teenagers had been stabbed — no, not the Swedish House mafia gig, but last year’s Oxegen festival.
18th July 2012
New Feature: Recovery Walk, Dublin Docklands, September 15th 2012.
The Recovery Walk is an international event designed to build awareness and community support around the concept of addiction Recovery.
18th July 2012
Government ‘bottles it’ on alcohol recommendations
On the same week The National Suicide Research Foundation produced their first report, which shows the strong link between alcohol and suicide, the Cabinet inexplicably deemed it unnecessary to discuss measures to reduce the harm that alcohol causes in our society.
18th July 2012
Alcohol action plan talks deferred
The cabinet has deferred discussion on the Government’s action plan on alcohol until September amid disagreement between Fine Gael and Labour over how strong its measures should be.
18th July 2012
Northern Ireland prison boss promises to tackle drug abuse
The new head of the Northern Ireland prison service has rejected claims that illegal drugs are an inevitable part of prison life.
17th July 2012
‘The root of addiction is misery’
Addiction is a cunning enemy of life and the veils of fear and secrecy that surround it are undoubtedly its greatest weapons.
17th July 2012
Coveney denies FG-Labour rift over alcohol bill
The Agriculture Minister Simon Coveney is denying any rift between Fine Gael and Labour Ministers over a new plan to clamp down on alcohol abuse.

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