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# Soft Drinks

This year
2023
# Your Say
Poll: How often do your consume sugar-free soft drinks?
Have your say.
35.1k
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Jul 14th 2023, 9:42 AM
# aspartame
Soft drink sweetener aspartame ‘possibly carcinogenic', says WHO
The acceptable daily intake level remains unchanged.
21.7k
40
Jul 14th 2023, 8:27 AM
Last year
2022
# Thirsty Work
Quiz: How much do you know about these non-alcoholic beverages?
Do you want a soft drink Franteen?
68.2k
33
Jan 15th 2022, 10:00 PM
All time
# Sugar Tax
Number of children drinking sugary drinks daily drops by 70%
A sugar tax is expected to be brought in next year.
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29
Jul 3rd 2017, 7:18 AM
# Fast Food
Which Irish Fast Food Chain Are You?
Bon app the teeth.
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Apr 30th 2017, 9:30 PM
# Spotify
Here's why those Spotify playlists have taken over Irish Twitter
Romance isn’t dead.
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Apr 21st 2017, 3:45 PM
# Red Alert
Company behind Dolmio warns people not to eat its pasta sauce more than once a week
The move is aimed at bringing the company more in line with a new healthy image.
65.9k
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Apr 15th 2016, 1:50 PM
# diet coke
Coca Cola gave $1.5 million to scientists who say soft drinks don't cause obesity
A leading cardiologist says that’s not true at all.
85.9k
39
Aug 10th 2015, 5:06 PM
# fizzy orange
Ireland sends loads of fizzy drink concentrate to Iran
Enterprise Ireland has decided to organise a visit to the country next year.
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Dec 23rd 2014, 7:30 AM
# mountain dew
A Doritos-flavoured soft drink is being tested in the US
*voms*
1.8k
0
Nov 8th 2014, 3:45 PM
# objects of desire
Here are the 6 objects that scream 'Irish Budget'
Warning to governments: Children’s shoes should be avoided at all costs.
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Oct 11th 2014, 5:30 PM
# supersize me
Large sodas can be sold in New York says court
The city had gone to court seeking a reversal of an earlier decision to block the ban, which was the controversial brainchild of former mayor Michael Bloomberg.
13.3k
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Jun 26th 2014, 7:19 PM
# Price of a Pint
Why do soft drinks cost more than beer in Irish pubs?
The average mark up for publicans is 98 per cent on a pint of lager but it’s 407 per cent on a 200ml bottle of soft drinks.
46.7k
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May 20th 2014, 7:58 PM
# irish delicacies
Did you know small bottles of TK red lemonade exist?
You can actually get your red lemonade fix to go. YES.
5.2k
3
Feb 3rd 2014, 5:02 PM
# Health
Could your soft drink habit give you diabetes?
A new study shows that drinking one can of a sugar-sweetened soft drink a day can increase the risk of diabetes by a fifth.
10.5k
40
Apr 25th 2013, 10:33 AM
# Fizzy Drinks
New York City's ban on large fizzy drinks to take effect in six months
The ban had been expected and has been welcomed by the city’s Mayor Michael Bloomberg.
15.5k
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Sep 13th 2012, 10:06 PM
# Prices
Customers pay 'more for water than beer' in Dublin pubs, says Senator
Senator Catherine Noone says she carried out a price survey in more than 100 Dublin pubs and found that customers were being charged more per litre for water and soft drinks than for beer and stout.
7.6k
73
Jan 26th 2012, 9:06 PM
# Soft Drinks
Dentists call for public health warnings on soft drinks
Ireland has one of the highest per capita soft drinks consumption in the western world – we drink an average of at least one 330ml can of fizzy drink a day.
1.5k
18
Nov 14th 2011, 9:03 PM
# Soft Drinks
French parliament votes to levy tax on soft drinks
The tax on sugar and artificial sweeteners will add around 2c to the price of a can. The levy will be used to combat obesity.
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Oct 23rd 2011, 3:52 PM