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17th May 2012
Sports sponsorship by alcohol brands to be phased out
Sports advertising and sponsorship by alcohol companies is to be phased out “over a reasonable period of time”, Deputy Minister Roisín Shortall said this week.
17th May 2012
Alcohol industry spokesperson denies marketing to young people
A representative of the alcohol industry in Ireland has today denied that drinks companies are not trying to sell their products to young people through sports sponsorship.
17th May 2012
Minister wants alcohol sale rules to be passed
The Government should push through plans to limit the sale of alcohol, and alcohol sponsorship of sport and culture events despite Cabinet divisions, Kathleen Lynch, the junior health minister, said yesterday.
17th May 2012
Minister to end alcohol sponsorship of sports
Alcohol sponsorship of sports events is to be ended, Minister of State for Health Róisín Shortall has pledged. “I am committed to phasing that out over a reasonable period of time,” she said in the Dáil. There is “no room for ambivalence in our approach”.
16th May 2012
Depression danger for young drinkers
Young people who drink to excess are much more likely to suffer from severe depression, anxiety or stress, according to a report published today.
16th May 2012
Study finds alcohol taking heavy toll on young people’s mental health
A major new study on youth mental health has revealed that drinking alcohol is taking a heavy toll on young people’s mental health.
16th May 2012
TD backs calls for smoking ban in children’s playgrounds
A government TD is calling on authorities in his area to ban smoking around children’s playgrounds.
16th May 2012
GPs warned over patients seeking drugs
Doctors in Cork and Kerry have been warned in recent weeks to be “on guard” for new patients seeking sedatives and tranquillisers.
The warning was issued in both counties after a Cork city GP suddenly closed his practice to go on sick leave.
16th May 2012
Pub owners ‘drowning under sea of regulation’
Pub owners are drowning under a sea of regulation and a glut of cheap alcohol being sold in supermarkets.
15th May 2012
Finglas Addiction Support Centre opened by President Michael D Higgins
For every person caught in addiction, an average of eight people consequently suffer – Finglas Addiction Support Centre opened by President Michael D Higgins

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