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# booze - Today’s News
The 5 at 5: Tuesday
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Revealed: British to blame for Ireland’s drink problem
A University College Dublin study found students from traditionally British areas of the country are more likely to binge drink.
# booze - Saturday 8 June, 2013
9 foods you firmly believe will cure a hangover
But probably won’t.
# booze - 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.
# booze - Thursday 9 May, 2013
6 gadgets people have invented just to smuggle booze
Stuffing a naggin in your sock is for amateurs.
# booze - 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.
# booze - 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.
# booze - Wednesday 20 March, 2013
Column: Women can’t keep up with men when it comes to alcohol and they shouldn’t try
Women should be aware that they are more at risk from the effects of alcohol than men, writes Anne Timony Meehan.
# booze - Monday 31 December, 2012
Column: 7 things to know about teenage drinking (and how to deal with it)
Are your teens heading to a New Year’s Eve party? Sheila O’Malley has some tips on how to navigate the issue of teenage drinking.
# booze - Thursday 25 October, 2012
6 of the worst sounding alcoholic drinks of all time
From ‘Panty Peeler’ to ‘Santa’s Butt’, here are some of the worst beer and wine names out there.
# booze - Sunday 21 October, 2012
Alcohol awareness week set for Ireland next year
The UK has a week dedicated to highlighting issues and service surrounding alcohol use and abuse – now a non-profit group here wants their campaign to go nationwide.
# booze - Saturday 28 July, 2012
Column: Yes, booze causes problems – but why tar us all with the same brush?
Proposals to hike the minimum price of alcohol are penalising moderate drinkers for the sins of those who have bigger problems, writes Aaron McKenna.
# booze - Sunday 15 July, 2012
Column: Discussing teen drinking… over a bottle of vino
“Alcohol, to a child, must seem like some sort of guaranteed treat for grown-ups. It’s advertised as being fuel for wit, a stylish accessory, or a national heritage.”
# booze - Sunday 8 April, 2012
VIDEO: A 1970s guide to selling Guinness to the British
Vintage TV ads show the stout wasn’t just aimed at an ex-pat audience in the UK…
# booze - Wednesday 18 January, 2012
Poll: Is it irresponsible to let under-18s drink at home?
Junior Minister Roisin Shortall thinks parents who do so might mean well – but could be doing harm. What do you think?
# booze - Wednesday 5 October, 2011
US blogger is told: ‘The only women Irish men buy drinks for are prostitutes’
American blogger Mollie reckons the Irish fellas are not all that when it comes to getting them in, she was even told the reason why. But is she right?
# booze - Monday 22 August, 2011
Release Junior Cert results on a Friday “to combat booze binges”
Fianna Fáil senator Averil Power thinks students can get their hands on alcohol more easily on a midweek night.
# booze - Thursday 28 July, 2011
Poll: Should the Government set a minimum price for alcohol?
Doubling the cost of the cheapest drinks would help combat anti-social behaviour, according to Dublin’s Lord Mayor. Do you agree?
# booze - Friday 8 April, 2011
Alcohol linked to cancer, new study shows
Study shows that 10 per cent of cancers in men and 3 per cent of cancers in women are caused by drinking alcohol, particularly when people drink above the current recommended limits.
# booze - Tuesday 1 March, 2011
Christina Aguilera arrested for public drunkeness
Singer’s boyfriend is still in jail on suspicion of drink driving.
# booze - Tuesday 25 January, 2011
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