Alcohol
# alcohol - Friday 14 June, 2013
The best and worst things about getting the train in Ireland
The joys of public transport.
# alcohol - Thursday 13 June, 2013
The cost of drinking alcohol and getting an education is increasing
Prices rose by 0.4 per cent in the year to May.
# alcohol - Tuesday 11 June, 2013
Column: US alcohol companies are proposing nutrition labels for booze, should we follow suit?
US alcohol manufacturers might soon reveal calorie content and other nutritional information on bottles and cans, should Ireland do likewise? asks Molly Garboden.
# alcohol - Monday 10 June, 2013
Child care court reports show drug abuse, violence and mental illness
The reports are published on the Child Law Project website, which was launched earlier this year.
# alcohol - Saturday 8 June, 2013
9 foods you firmly believe will cure a hangover
But probably won’t.
# alcohol - Friday 7 June, 2013
9 things Irish people do to prepare for a big night out
Are we going “out”, or are we going “out out”?
# alcohol - Thursday 6 June, 2013
The 5 at 5: Thursday
5 minutes, 5 stories, 5 o’clock…
# alcohol - Sunday 2 June, 2013
Minister: Alcohol sponsorship of sport is ‘complicated’
The Minister was slow to comment on a proposed ban on drinks firms sponsoring sports events today.
# alcohol - Friday 31 May, 2013
You won’t be able to drink alcohol on some trains from today
Iarnród Éireann is banning drink on Friday afternoon trains from Heuston to Waterford because of antisocial behaviour.
Irish Rail ALERT! No space hoppers allowed on trains this weekend
Deflate that space hopper sir!
# alcohol - Wednesday 29 May, 2013
The Evening Fix… now with 300 extra Kate Bushes
Here are the things we learned, loved and shared today.
The 5 at 5: Wednesday
5 stories, 5 minutes, 5 o’clock.
# alcohol - Monday 20 May, 2013
“Excessive and problematic” drinking by nursing home residents
HIQA found that residents at a Tipperary nursing home socialised, but that at times their alcohol consumption led to challenging behaviours.
# alcohol - Sunday 19 May, 2013
Poll: Have you reduced your alcohol consumption in the past year?
In the last year, the amount of alcohol consumed in Ireland fell by 4.4 per cent.
‘Drunken Irish’ no more: Alcohol consumption falls 20% in 12 years
The amount of beer drank in the last year increased but the consumption of cider, spirits and wine all fell.
# alcohol - Saturday 18 May, 2013
British woman dies after drinking ‘tainted alcohol’
The 23-year-old was travelling with a fellow Briton through rainforest, when they drank four bottles of local whiskey.
Prohibition: When alcohol was banned in America
It was made illegal to buy, sell or manufacture alcohol in 1920 in the United States. Here’s what happened next.
# alcohol - Tuesday 14 May, 2013
Publicans feel ‘neglected’ by government
Eighty six per cent of publicans are dissatisfied with government support, while 39 per cent have made reductions in staffing levels.
VIDEO: Safari guide drunkenly charges at an elephant (and then gets fired)
Of all the things to do when you’re drunk, this ranks among the dumbest.
Sports clubs could lose €3.5m if pubs banned from sponsorship – VFI
The Vintners Federation of Ireland says it believes a ban on alcohol sponsorship would also apply to local parish pubs.
# alcohol - Thursday 9 May, 2013
6 gadgets people have invented just to smuggle booze
Stuffing a naggin in your sock is for amateurs.
CPI: Price of alcohol, tobacco and education up, cost of shoes down
Consumer prices in April were up by 0.5 per cent when compared to the same month last year.
# alcohol - Tuesday 7 May, 2013
Meet the new boss: Guinness maker Diageo appoints new CEO
Ivan Menezes replaces Paul Walsh who is stepping down after over a decade at the helm of the world’s biggest producer of alcoholic drinks.
# alcohol - Sunday 5 May, 2013
Wines getting boozier – and leaving us with worse hangovers
But it’s our own fault, say wine economists – consumers want fruitier wines which involve higher sugar/alcohol levels.
American officials in Brussels tell HQ: ‘The British are watering our whiskey’
The things you find in Wikileaks…
# alcohol - Saturday 4 May, 2013
Column: Young people don’t need to be patronised by safe drinking campaigns
Student filmmaker Nicky O’Donnell writes about how he contributed to a video about responsible drinking aimed at young people – without talking down to them.
Poll: Should Ireland follow Scotland and introduce a minimum alcohol price?
Minimum pricing stops retailers from selling alcohol cheaply in a bid to prevent people from binge drinking.
Calls for Ireland to follow as Scotland pushes ahead with minimum alcohol price
“Alcohol has been sold at pocket-money prices in this country for far too long now”.
# alcohol - Tuesday 30 April, 2013
11 things we really wish we could get delivered
I’ll take two puppies, some painkillers and clean pants please.
# alcohol - Thursday 18 April, 2013
Diageo records rising worldwide sales – but European sales slide
The world’s biggest producer of alcoholic drinks says sales in some emerging markets didn’t rise as much as expected.
# alcohol - Wednesday 17 April, 2013
How do you know if you’re at an Irish funeral?
The sandwiches MUST be in triangles.
# alcohol - Saturday 13 April, 2013
Column: Should there be alcohol advertising in sport?
As a recovering alcoholic I should say that alcohol advertising and sponsorship has no place in sport, but I can’t: I know there are few options for sports clubs and I need my GAA club to stay open, writes an anonymous contributor.
# alcohol - Wednesday 3 April, 2013
Irish teenager charged with threatening Guyana leader
The 17-year-old’s lawyer said he had been drinking alcohol when he told bodyguards he would shoot and kill the president.
# alcohol - Friday 29 March, 2013
Column: What is it about Good Friday? Can we not enjoy one night without alcohol?
Today is one of two days of the year when alcohol cannot be sold or purchased. In an almost post-apocalyptic scene, people rush to stock up the day before so that they aren’t left short and so they can get through their Friday night, but what’s that say about us as a society, asks Kathryn Reilly.
The 9 at 9: Good Friday
Good morning! Here’s what you need to know as you kick off your long weekend.
GAA voice opposition to proposed alcohol sponsorship legislation
The association’s Director-General Paraic Duffy is adamant that education is the way to tackle the problem.
# alcohol - Thursday 28 March, 2013
So, what’s everyone up to this evening then?
“Happy Off Licence Thursday”.
Wallabies star Kurtley Beale steps away from rugby ‘indefinitely’ after brawl
The Australia fullback is not preparing ideally for the arrival of the British and Irish Lions.
# alcohol - Wednesday 27 March, 2013
There is no replacement for alcohol sponsorship, warn sports chiefs
The chief executives of the IRFU said that there wasn’t a “sponsorship white knight out there waiting in the wings to fill the chasm”, should legislation be enacted.
Oireachtas agenda: Alcohol sponsorship, court reporting and animal welfare
Representatives from three of the country’s most prominent sports bodies will discuss banning alcohol sponsorship today.
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