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Sunday 25 October 2020
However, bye-laws prohibit the activity in many parts of the country.
Have your say.
Health Minister Simon Harris has said the government’s preference is to bring the measure in at the same time as Northern Ireland.
A survey of over 15,500 schoolchildren in Ireland explored their relationship with alcohol, smoking, sex, food and exercise.
Leo Varadkar says tourists to Dublin often find Irish night life ‘disappointing’.
Christmas is a particularly difficult time for people who have a negative relationship with alcohol.
The figures show the number of cases treated between 2012 and 2018 across the country.
In Ireland, the Irish Car Bomb is rarely called anything at all, writes Darach Ó Séaghdha.
Senator Catherine Noone has called on Ireland to adopt the Icelandic model to combat the dangers of alcohol abuse.
A new study warns that worldwide alcohol consumption is on the increase.
Drinking alcohol on the TFL network has been illegal since 2008.
Shane Ross says he favous reducing the tax on them.
Feeling a little tender this morning?
To help answer, this week Dear Fifi called upon the experts at the Rutland Centre.
Ahead of the festive season, TheJournal.ie asked about the toll that excessive drinking can have on people.
A new study has unearthed the power of alcohol ads online.
Did you wait until you were of legal age?
The figures relate to weekly drinking among 15-year-olds.
Experts say the figure may be heavily underreported.
Complainants thought the advert “encouraged drunken behaviour”.
It can be challenging out there for craft breweries – we spoke to two about how they make it work.
The lead author of the study said the findings could be explained by health problems leading to people abstaining from drink.
The study found Saturday night and Sunday morning to be the busiest times and that most patients with alcohol-related presentations were male.
Despite three people dying in Ireland every day due to alcohol, one expert said there’s “very little outcry”.
A new HSE study revealed some interesting trends.
Consuming more than 10 standard drinks a week can increase the risk of heart disease.
In a new study, the majority of early-onset dementia diagnoses were related to chronic heavy drinking.
Transport Minister Shane Ross wants people who are caught drink driving to receive an automatic disqualification.
Quitting smoking is top of the list.
The capacity of wine glasses has increased sevenfold in the past 300 years.
It should go without saying that it is a very, very bad idea to knock back twelve drinks in a row, writes Eunan McKinney.
While doing so, he is encouraged by off-camera men.
There’s a lot of confusion around alcohol and breastfeeding. We spoke to an expert for some clarity.
There are hundreds of alcohol-related deaths in Ireland every year.
New research suggests that mindfulness is more effective than relaxation techniques at curbing drinkers’ urges.
While his friendship with Enda Kenny got off to a rocky start, Shane Ross admits he misses the former Taoiseach.
The study monitored more than 500 people over 30 years.
Operation Irene was such a success last year that it is to be implemented again from 1 June.
Some 40,000 people are living with foetal alcohol syndrome in Ireland.
WE’RE LESS THAN a week out from the scariest night of the year.
Halloween will look somewhat different this year but there’s nothing stopping us breaking out the box of decorations, throwing on a witch’s hat and doing up the outside of the house.
Cobwebs, ghouls and goblins, a scary pumpkin, there’s plenty of inspiration around at the moment as more and more people gear up for the 31st.
This morning, we want to know: Have you decorated your house for Halloween?
Poll Results:
Share your story: voices@thejournal.ie
Richard Nairns details some of what he discovered when he moved to Ned’s Wood in Co Wicklow.
A couple of afternoon showers
Max: 11 °C
Min: 7 °C
Winds subsiding with a couple of showers
Max: 12 °C
Min: 5 °C
Clouds breaking, rain ending; breezy
Max: 11 °C
Min: 6 °C
