# Drinking

All time

Make no mistake – the drinks industry cares about sales, not you

It is impossible for a body bought and paid for by the drinks industry to honestly communicate the effects of alcohol on the individual.

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Feb 23rd 2015, 1:19 PM

# text drunking

This guy was so drunk, he replied to his own text

11.3k

Feb 2nd 2015, 11:48 AM

# Mix it up

10 ridiculously simple cocktails you can make at home

Yes, even you.

32.0k

Jan 31st 2015, 6:00 PM

# UCC

Female students are now drinking more than male students

UCC’s student union backs the push for a ban on alcohol sponsorship in sports.

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Jan 30th 2015, 12:25 PM

Voices

Opinion: Our harmful drinking culture impacts us all – we urgently need to tackle it

A hazardous level of alcohol consumption exists across Irish society, but women and young people are showing the most alarming trends.

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Jan 30th 2015, 8:00 AM

# Sober

Staying sober for January? Here are 7 activities for you to do 'on the dry'

Keep busy this January.

26.5k

Jan 10th 2015, 9:30 AM

# it's definitely her

Who's been drinking? Spot these 12 celebrities at the bar

Isn’t that yer one over there?

28.5k

Dec 25th 2014, 7:00 PM

# Your Say

Poll: Are you going out tonight?

What is your tradition?

15.5k

Dec 24th 2014, 8:38 AM

# not so merry

Are you on medication? Here's why you probably shouldn't drink this Christmas

One reason is that it certain medication can put you over the legal limit for driving if you mix it with alcohol.

16.7k

Dec 19th 2014, 1:11 PM

# no selfie control

Facebook wants to put an end to your mortifying drunk selfies

The social media giant is developing technology to prevent you embarrassing yourself. Nice of them.

35.2k

Dec 10th 2014, 6:07 PM

# pints of pain

Calling time: Smaller bars issue zero-tolerance warning on '12 Pubs of Christmas'

While the phenomenon is obviously great for business, some bar owners say they won’t be allowing groups of ’12 pubs’ drinkers darken their doors.

60.7k

Dec 6th 2014, 7:57 PM

# party season

How many of these party season sins have you committed?

Are you guilty of pulling a sickie?

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Dec 4th 2014, 8:17 PM

# GDS2015

What drugs are in your life? Global Drugs Survey 2015 wants to know

TheJournal.ie is a media partner with an international project to gather judgement-free and confidential information on drug use.

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Nov 17th 2014, 7:30 PM

# evening fix

Here's what happened today: Thursday

Everyone’s talking about Enda Kenny meeting with accused republicans, the new Rehab CEO and an Aer Lingus passenger arrested for an Ebola scare.

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Oct 30th 2014, 8:59 PM

# drankin'

Video demonstrates just how much booze is actually in a standard Irish serving size

Keep this in mind in the pub tonight.

32.9k

Oct 17th 2014, 6:00 PM

# ocsober

Aussies are giving up booze this month for charity - should we follow suit?

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.

17.7k

Oct 4th 2014, 7:30 PM

# sober october

More and more people are doing 'Ocsober' - but what's it all about?

The movement that’s taking over social media.

13.6k

Oct 4th 2014, 9:30 AM

# Wine Oh

How much of a bottle of a €9 wine goes on taxes?

It’s quite a bit.

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Sep 25th 2014, 7:16 PM

# see yiz in coppers

9 people who took their All-Ireland final celebrations to the next level

You CAN have too much of a good thing.

19.4k

Sep 22nd 2014, 9:56 AM

# just the one

13 Irish craft beers you must try before you die

Everyone’s brewing it. Here’s what to try.

84.0k

Sep 13th 2014, 8:15 PM

# Electric Picnic

Going to EP? Here's a few things that people are telling you to do

Bring your common sense.

16.8k

Aug 29th 2014, 7:15 AM

Voices

Opinion: Craft beer – is it just a phase?

There seems to be a perception that craft beer is a phase, a fad, a temporary hipster thing – nothing could be further from the truth.

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Aug 10th 2014, 7:30 PM

# Chip chip hooray

The 10 people you meet in the chipper after a night out

Where the magic happens.

37.8k

Aug 8th 2014, 9:30 PM

# crackdown

Magaluf wants to change its image, bar where infamous video taken closed for a year

Roughly 85% of the visitors to the resort come from Britain and Ireland.

31.2k

Aug 4th 2014, 6:44 AM

# i been drankin'

Drunk guy tries to eat kebab, eats the Styrofoam box instead

Pray for this guy’s digestive system.

4.5k

Aug 3rd 2014, 12:30 PM

# cutting down

Drink-driving offences have been cut by half in the last five years

But how?

6.9k

Jul 24th 2014, 3:35 PM

# Your Say

Poll: Would raising alcohol prices in Ireland curtail dangerous drinking?

There have been calls for minimum pricing levels to be raised but do you think that would make any difference?

15.1k

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Jul 19th 2014, 10:38 AM

# alcohol addiction

Addiction services costing State €114m this year

Treatment and intervention provided by a range of services, making it difficult to ascertain just how much the State spends on alcohol addiction, according to the HSE.

5.4k

Jul 18th 2014, 7:00 AM

Evening Wrap

The 5 at 5 5 minutes, 5 stories, 5 o’clock.

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Jul 14th 2014, 4:55 PM

Voices

Opinion: ‘Ah, yer not driving, are ya?!’ – The trials of being a non-drinker in Ireland

You could turn up to the pub in a bunny suit and do the ‘Macarena’ on the bar, and you’d still be considered dull if you don’t do shots to boot.

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Jul 7th 2014, 7:30 AM

Voices

Opinion: The Irish have strange, almost unconditional, love affair with alcohol

There are few things that, pound for pound, person for person, have a greater hold of on this island society than alcohol. Yet we still talk in whispers about it.

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Jul 6th 2014, 8:30 AM