# alcohol - Thursday 1 July, 2021
# Drugs
# Drugs
Men are more than twice as likely as women to use drugs, according to a new survey.
# alcohol - Thursday 17 June, 2021
# Alcohol
# Alcohol
The British Pregnancy Advisory Service has called on the WHO to review the report “as a matter of urgency”.
# alcohol - Wednesday 26 May, 2021
# Dublin District Court
# Dublin District Court
A video clip was of the event on 14 August last prompted outrage.
# alcohol - Wednesday 5 May, 2021
# Drinking
# Drinking
The measures will take effect in the Republic at the start of 2022, but it will be at least 2023 in the North.
# alcohol - Tuesday 4 May, 2021
# Cheap Alcohol
# Cheap Alcohol
Concerns were raised about the difference in the price of alcohol in the North.
# Your Say
# Your Say
If minimum pricing of 10c per gram of alcohol is introduced, would you travel North to buy drink?
# alcohol - Thursday 15 April, 2021
# Your Say
# Your Say
Research found that every person over the age of 15 in Ireland drinks, on average, more than 10 litres of alcohol per year.
# Alcohol
# Alcohol
Every person in Ireland aged 15 and over drinks, on average, 10.8 litres of pure alcohol each year, according to new figures.
# alcohol - Monday 25 January, 2021
# Your Say
# Your Say
Survey results indicate that Irish people were drunk more times in a year than the global average.
# Alcohol
# Alcohol
The Global Drugs Survey 2020 found respondents in Ireland were drunk more times in a year than the global average.
# alcohol - Wednesday 20 January, 2021
# Senedd
# Senedd
The four say they did not consume alcohol not bought from parliamentary premises.
# alcohol - Monday 11 January, 2021
# Your Say
# Your Say
Leo Varadkar said last week the government is considering such a ban.
# New Law
# New Law
The enactment of another provision from the Public Health Alcohol Bill 2018 follows the introduction of the so-called “booze curtain” in November.
# alcohol - Thursday 7 January, 2021
# Covid-19
# Covid-19
Leo Vardakar says the government is looking at measures around the sale of alcohol.
# alcohol - Monday 4 January, 2021
# Mayo
# Mayo
During the course of a search, gardaí located a number of people on the premises consuming alcohol.
# alcohol - Saturday 2 January, 2021
# Your Say
# Your Say
Or is now just not the time for that?
# alcohol - Friday 1 January, 2021
# Shed Load
# Shed Load
Gardaí say about 15 people were in the shed near Kildare Town when it was searched.
# alcohol - Monday 28 December, 2020
# Dry January
# Dry January
South Africa passed one million recorded coronavirus cases yesterday.
# alcohol - Saturday 21 November, 2020
# Pour One Out
# Pour One Out
A pint’s a pound, the world around.
# alcohol - Friday 9 October, 2020
# New Thinking
# New Thinking
The VFI wants off-licence opening hours to be shortened and minimum pricing to be introduced.
# alcohol - Thursday 8 October, 2020
# Coronavirus
# Coronavirus
Pubs, restaurants and cafés in most of Scotland are to be barred from selling alcohol indoors for more than two weeks.
# alcohol - Wednesday 7 October, 2020
# Alcohol Bill
# Alcohol Bill
A minister has said it would risk “undermining the effectiveness” of minimum pricing if it’s not implemented at the same as Northern Ireland.
# alcohol - Wednesday 9 September, 2020
# Global Drug Survey
# Global Drug Survey
Published today, the latest edition of the Global Drugs Survey takes a look at how Covid-19 has changed our relationship with alcohol and drugs.
# alcohol - Monday 31 August, 2020
# Health
# Health
Alcohol -medication interactions can cause accidents, problems with blood pressure, and liver damage.
# alcohol - Friday 28 August, 2020
# Prohibition
# Prohibition
CEO Padraig Cribben said restrictions on the sale of alcohol from off licences and supermarkets should be considered.
# alcohol - Thursday 20 August, 2020
# Price Survey
# Price Survey
Alcohol Action Ireland has called on the government to introduce minimum unit pricing.
# alcohol - Thursday 30 July, 2020
# DUI
# DUI
There was a total of 1,216 drug-driving arrests made in the first six months.
# alcohol - Tuesday 28 July, 2020
# Health
# Health
There is already concern around the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on alcohol misuse.
# alcohol - Friday 24 July, 2020
# Study
# Study
Only a third of regular binge drinkers in Ireland recognise their drinking as harmful.
# alcohol - Saturday 4 July, 2020
# Pubs
# Pubs
Pubs were this week warned of the consequences of failing to follow the current guidance.
# alcohol - Thursday 25 June, 2020
# Revenue
# Revenue
Officers at Rosslare Europort seized 13,000 litres of wine earlier this week.
# alcohol - Thursday 18 June, 2020
There are around 50 different gin brands produced in Ireland, according to the FSAI.
# alcohol - Monday 15 June, 2020
# Covid19
# Covid19
The survey echoed recent surveys which indicated alcohol consumption has increased during the pandemic.
# alcohol - Friday 12 June, 2020
# TEST PURCHASING
# TEST PURCHASING
Gardaí carried out 295 Test Purchases in 2018, 164 in 2019 and 84 so far this year.
# alcohol - Thursday 11 June, 2020
# Public Places
# Public Places
However, bye-laws prohibit the activity in many parts of the country.
# alcohol - Wednesday 3 June, 2020
# Pandemic
# Pandemic
The interim Global Drug Survey special edition on Covid-19 was published today.
# alcohol - Saturday 23 May, 2020
# Minimum Unit
# Minimum Unit
Health Minister Simon Harris has said the government’s preference is to bring the measure in at the same time as Northern Ireland.
# alcohol - Saturday 25 April, 2020
# Drugs
# Drugs
Drug users are at an increased risk of contracting Covid-19 – many suffer from underlying health conditions and don’t have a safe place to self-isolate if needed.
# alcohol - Friday 17 January, 2020
# Magaluf
# Magaluf
Fines for offences will range from €6,000 to €600,000.
A couple of showers this afternoon
Max: 21 °C
Min: 13 °C
Rain; breezy in the morning
Max: 19 °C
Min: 13 °C
