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# Good Friday

Lar Corbett's Bar in Thurles in trouble over ad featuring Jesus with a pint

A complaint said she was offended by the ad “as a Catholic”.

50.8k

Dec 17th 2018, 3:45 PM

# Drinking

'Why take the risk?': As we enter the '12 pubs' season, an expert outlines the effects of excessive drinking

Ahead of the festive season, TheJournal.ie asked about the toll that excessive drinking can have on people.

32.8k

Dec 2nd 2018, 10:00 PM

# Leitrim

Even though it won't bring 'big profits', the Shed Distillery is cracking on with a visitor centre

The attraction is expected to be up and running in early 2020 – at nearly double the cost than first expected.

11.0k

Nov 17th 2018, 6:00 PM

# like and share a pint

Alcohol ads with pro-drinking comments on Facebook 'boost desire to drink'

A new study has unearthed the power of alcohol ads online.

8.0k

Nov 14th 2018, 6:10 AM

# Mix it up

Settle this once and for all. What's the absolute best gin mixer?

I recently discovered gin and ginger and will never look back.

6.4k

Nov 6th 2018, 8:00 AM

# jars

What age were you when you started drinking?

Did you wait until you were of legal age?

9.5k

Nov 3rd 2018, 3:00 PM

# health study

There are more people who drink, smoke and have illnesses in deprived areas

In the last 3 years, the number of smokers in Ireland decreased by 80,000.

10.3k

Oct 24th 2018, 6:30 AM

# Labour Court

Dublin Port's move to introduce random drug testing for veteran staff slapped down

Testing of new staff was rolled out in 2013 without union agreement.

17.5k

Oct 14th 2018, 5:30 PM

# minimum pricing

Alcohol Bill, first published in 2015, finally passes through Oireachtas

The legislation provides for changes such as minimum pricing and restrictions on advertising.

15.2k

Oct 10th 2018, 9:27 PM

# Alcohol

Irish teenagers are drinking less often than almost all their European peers

The figures relate to weekly drinking among 15-year-olds.

25.2k

Sep 27th 2018, 3:25 PM

# Public Health Alcohol Bill

Cancer warning labels on alcohol products will not be ditched from Public Health Alcohol Bill

There were reports that warnings on alcohol products linking excessive consumption to fatal cancers were to be removed.

11.5k

Sep 25th 2018, 8:00 PM

# Your Say

Poll: Should there be cancer warnings on alcohol products?

The proposal is expected to be dropped.

25.9k

Sep 25th 2018, 9:24 AM

# peter mcverry trust

Call for better access to alcohol treatment services to help tackle rural homelessness

More than 1,200 people are homeless across rural Ireland.

5.1k

Sep 19th 2018, 6:00 AM

# Alcohol

1,000 days and counting but long-awaited public alcohol bill faces further delays

Lobbyists warn delay to alcohol bill will risk lives.

31.0k

Sep 17th 2018, 1:30 PM

# crackdown

Revenue seizes 24,000 litres of beer at Dublin Port

The driver, a man in his 50s from the UK, was questioned about the smuggled alcohol.

27.3k

Sep 6th 2018, 7:57 PM

# RIP

Dolores O'Riordan's death was 'nothing but a tragic accident', finds coroner

The inquest took place on what would have been the singer’s 47th birthday.

92.7k

Updated

Sep 6th 2018, 3:21 PM

# problem drinking

Research shows 21 people a day seek treatment for problematic alcohol use

Experts say the figure may be heavily underreported.

11.9k

Sep 1st 2018, 7:30 AM

# Leaving Cert

Complaint upheld over Ryanair ad that 'promoted excessive drinking'

Complainants thought the advert “encouraged drunken behaviour”.

28.5k

Aug 30th 2018, 2:31 PM

# Your Say

Poll: Do you worry about how much alcohol you consume?

Alcohol is linked to around 2.8 million deaths a year across the world.

37.9k

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Aug 24th 2018, 9:10 AM

# Slainte

Alcohol is linked to 2.8 million deaths worldwide each year

The study’s authors said that there is no safe level of alcohol as benefits are outweighed other effects of drinking.

13.0k

Aug 24th 2018, 6:15 AM

# Alcohol

Man arrested for driving on Dublin's Grafton Street over legal alcohol limit

The incident happened in the early hours of Saturday morning.

41.6k

Aug 20th 2018, 1:46 PM

# Survey

'Fatal' level of alcohol can be bought in Ireland for €10

Alcohol Action Ireland has said that the price of alcohol in Ireland “demonstrates the remarkable affordability of alcohol to everyday shoppers”.

40.1k

161

Aug 9th 2018, 8:09 AM

# Roscommon

Driver was 11 times over legal alcohol limit, had open bottle of wine beside him

He was driving on the wrong side of the road when gardaí stopped him.

39.4k

Aug 7th 2018, 10:43 PM

# Research

Not drinking alcohol in middle age has been linked to an increased risk of dementia

People who don’t drink in midlife have been found to have a 45% higher risk of dementia.

48.5k

Aug 2nd 2018, 8:36 AM

# Your Say

Poll: Should Garda stations have 'drunk tanks'?

Similar schemes have been trialled in UK cities like Newcastle, Bristol and Cardiff.

25.9k

Jul 16th 2018, 8:24 AM

# Off the Road

Drink-driving laws passed by the Dáil as Danny Healy-Rae shouts, 'This is a sad day for rural Ireland'

The Road Traffic Amendment Bill has been before the Dáil for over a year.

98.8k

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Jul 6th 2018, 12:43 PM

# Alcohol

What Bulmers is doing to reverse its slipping Irish cider sales

The drink is selling well in off-licences – but pubs are a challenge.

27.5k

Jun 23rd 2018, 6:30 PM

# Dublin

Cannabis worth €23k seized after detector dog Bailey finds it in vacuum cleaner

A 17-year-old was arrested in connection with the seizure.

18.1k

Jun 22nd 2018, 5:44 PM

# Revenue

Alcohol, tobacco and medicine seized at Dublin Port

The contraband products have a combined estimated retail value of almost €9,000.

10.4k

Jun 15th 2018, 5:54 PM

# spoons

Wetherspoon won't be pulling champagne and German beer from Irish pubs after Brexit

It is doing so in the UK.

27.4k

Jun 13th 2018, 10:03 PM

# gp conference

So many people are dying from alcohol-related deaths it's like 'planes going down without survivors'

Despite three people dying in Ireland every day due to alcohol, one expert said there’s “very little outcry”.

28.4k

May 25th 2018, 2:41 PM

# Courts

Man (22) who assaulted two children and smashed windows in 'drunken rampage' jailed

A garda witness said that “alcohol was the catalyst” for the attack.

28.9k

May 9th 2018, 10:38 PM

# wood you like a drink?

Japanese scientists invent 'wood alcohol' made from trees

The scientists hope to have the product on shop shelves within three years.

15.0k

May 5th 2018, 5:30 PM

# cutting back

Health study says Ireland's weekly drinking limit should be 5 pints, not 8.5

Consuming more than 10 standard drinks a week can increase the risk of heart disease.

18.0k

Apr 13th 2018, 6:05 AM

# Alcohol

Health taxes 'can reduce consumption' of harmful products among the poor

While consumption might dtop – the net effect on obesity is negligible.

9.1k

Apr 5th 2018, 6:05 AM

# Maura Hallinan

Cork's oldest pub landlady, 98, will be pulling pints on Good Friday for the first time

Maura Hallinan was just eight years old when the ban on pubs opening on Good Friday was enacted.

56.9k

Mar 30th 2018, 1:24 PM

# MIT checkpoints

Garda checkpoints for drink and drugs to be set up nationwide over Easter weekend

59 people have been killed or seriously injured in Easter crashes since 2012.

13.5k

Mar 29th 2018, 12:29 PM

# Danger Zone

Gardaí to be out in force as 54 people killed on roads over St Patrick's Day period since 2012

Officers will also be on the lookout for speeding, non-seatbelt wearing and using a mobile phone while driving.

10.0k

Mar 14th 2018, 3:18 PM

# chu hi

Coca-Cola is bringing out its first ever alcoholic drink and will sell it in Japan

Its president in Japan said the launch there doesn’t necessarily mean it’ll happen elsewhere.

16.9k

Mar 7th 2018, 10:05 PM

# bad apples

The company behind Bulmers is having big problems selling cider in the US

C&C’s distribution deal with the Pabst Brewing Company has come to an end.

36.7k

Feb 25th 2018, 8:00 AM