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Monday 6 December 2021
Diageo will start displaying nutritional information on alcohol.
Some even made formal complaints.
The Government are considering the issue, but what do you think?
There will also be regulation of sports sponsorship for the first time if new legislation agreed by the Government passes.
The minister met with representative groups last week but said public opinion on this issue is “deeply divided”.
TD Róisín Shortall has questioned how appropriate is is for children to be in what can be heavy drinking atmospheres at matches.
The Minister is taking part in the Irish Heart Foundation’s abstinence campaign.
More than 61,000 cards were issued last year.
Keep this in mind in the pub tonight.
A month long initiative helps raise funds for a charity that teaches children to make safer and healthier choices about their alcohol and drug use.
…But saying ‘No’ alone is not good enough. Tell the whole story.
Alcohol Action Ireland is also calling for the introduction of minimum pricing to target binge drinking.
Adding insult to injury.
Amazing as it may seem, something about the public house just makes fellas more open and honest.
A pilot scheme was launched in London yesterday – should we follow suit?
Researchers say the long-held belief in the health benefits of light drinking may have been flawed.
It was alleged last year that a company contracted by Shell supplied alcohol to Belmullet Garda Station.
Alcohol Action Ireland says that “we can no longer afford to accept our harmful relationship with alcohol as the norm”.
By 10am this morning, council cleanup crews had collected more than 200 bags of rubbish from the beach.
Just 7 per cent of these businesses said they have managed to maintain pre-Budget 2014 sales volumes.
Men are more likely to engage in binge drinking with 62.4 per cent of male drinkers over the age of 15 saying they had engaged in heavy episode drinking in the last 30 days.
*At least, he explains what HE thinks.
Minister of State at the Department of Health said conflicting interests of the drinks industry and health professionals cannot be reconciled when it comes to formulating public health policy.
That’s 3 million litres less than 2012.
Off licences in the north inner city have had this agreement with gardaí over the last few years and councillor Mary Fitzpatrick wants others to follow suit.
Consumption of alcohol is down 14.1 per cent on 2007 levels, says drinks industry report.
Cheers to science. (But seriously, don’t do it anyway.)
The Vintners’ Federation of Ireland said that the scheme aims to promote mature drinking for young adults.
There was €6.3 billion spent on alcohol in 2012, up 1.2 per cent on 2011.
Changing consumption habits – driven by economics or social change – are shutting our locals. Should we care?
Scottish campaign to encourage moderate drinking is rather scary.
A University College Dublin study found students from traditionally British areas of the country are more likely to binge drink.
In the last year, the amount of alcohol consumed in Ireland fell by 4.4 per cent.
VEGAN AND VEGETARIAN options to replace the traditional turkey and ham Christmas dinner have become more popular and easy to access in recent years.
Christmas dinner is generally a meat-heavy meal, but let’s be honest, the best part for a lot of people is usually the potatoes and other sides.
Today we’re asking: Would you eat a meatless Christmas dinner?
Poll Results:
Share your story: voices@thejournal.ie
This week, our reader is busy renovating her home, which she purchased with her partner in August.
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