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Alcohol

All time
Price hike
Diageo to increase the price of a pint by 4 cent in second price rise this year
19 Jul 2023
26.2k
91
Alcohol
Donnelly defends signing into law world’s first legislation on health labelling of alcohol
Updated 22 May 2023
33.0k
89
The Daily Poll
Poll: Would calorie counts on alcohol packaging affect what you drink?
22 May 2023
19.5k
53
Alcohol ads
Alcohol Action Ireland calls for clampdown on '0%' drink ads as WHO labels it 'grey area'
10 May 2023
27.9k
41
Drinking Culture
Public health charities call for reform of Sale of Alcohol Bill
9 May 2023
12.8k
40
minimum unit pricing
Minimum unit pricing led to 13% fall in alcohol-related deaths in Scotland
21 Mar 2023
11.3k
17
nightlife
Longer drinking hours could harm public health, committee warned
31 Jan 2023
11.9k
29
findings
Seven out of 10 rugby fans would not support Aviva alcohol ban, according to research
Updated 16 Jan 2023
30.6k
57
The Morning Lead
Almost half of people think allowing nightclubs to stay open until 6am is a bad idea
14 Nov 2022
36.8k
68
Tapped Out
Government not planning to reduce excise duty on alcohol following Heineken price rise
11 Nov 2022
15.9k
26
nightlife
Donnelly says he raised health concerns about relaxing alcohol licensing laws
4 Nov 2022
14.2k
17
IMO
Doctors' group warns longer pub opening hours are 'regressive and harmful'
26 Oct 2022
20.6k
48
outdoor dining
Drinking outside pubs and restaurants here to stay as minister plans to make it permanent
25 Oct 2022
28.8k
26
budget 2023
Cost of cigarettes to increase but price of a pint remains the same
Updated 27 Sep 2022
27.1k
33
revenue seizure
Tobacco, beer and wine with estimated value of over €300,000 seized at Rosslare Europort
26 Sep 2022
14.7k
2
The Daily Poll
Poll: How often do you binge drink?
16 Sep 2022
39.4k
43
Alcohol
Many Irish people are in denial about their drinking habits, new research finds
15 Sep 2022
22.8k
26
long covid
Three quarters of long Covid patients consuming problematic levels of alcohol
5 Jun 2022
67.8k
26
FactCheck
FactCheck: Will Minimum Unit Pricing on alcohol lead to an increase in drug use?
8 Jan 2022
31.2k
Public Health (Alcohol) Act
Minimum alcohol pricing rules kick in today - here's what that means
4 Jan 2022
64.0k
147
The Daily Poll
Poll: Are you taking part in Dry January?
2 Jan 2022
54.2k
54
Revenue
Revenue has seized cannabis, alcohol and cigarettes worth more than €183,000
14 Dec 2021
11.1k
12
Alcohol
Heineken moves to take sole control of Irish drinks company behind Dutch Gold
6 Dec 2021
42.8k
38
global drugs survey
People in Ireland have the most regret over being drunk globally, new study shows
2 Dec 2021
32.1k
54
Tallaght
Tallaght services seeing crisis in community over crack cocaine, TDs told
Updated 1 Dec 2021
28.0k
30
Dreaming of a dry Christmas
Trucker shortage could lead to drink supply issues in the UK this Christmas
24 Nov 2021
20.9k
34
Drinking
Alcohol price survey finds weekly intake limit can be reached in Ireland for less than €8
17 Aug 2021
24.9k
54
Drugs
More people are using cocaine and ecstasy, but slightly fewer are using cannabis
1 Jul 2021
15.3k
12
Alcohol
WHO faces criticism over suggesting women of childbearing age should be advised against drinking
17 Jun 2021
41.4k
67
Dublin District Court
Berlin D2 bar loses licence after 'boozy brunch' deemed 'neglectful and irresponsible' by judge
26 May 2021
27.0k
Drinking
Ministers to put 'pressure' on NI Executive to follow suit with minimum unit pricing for alcohol
5 May 2021
14.7k
54
cheap alcohol
Minimum unit pricing for alcohol approved by Cabinet - but it won't kick in until January 2022
4 May 2021
24.4k
90
The Daily Poll
Poll: Would you travel to the North to buy cheaper drink?
4 May 2021
81.8k
107
The Daily Poll
Poll: Have you drunk more, or less, during the pandemic?
15 Apr 2021
50.4k
74
Alcohol
People in Ireland drink, on average, the equivalent of 40 bottles of vodka a year
15 Apr 2021
45.4k
103
The Daily Poll
Poll: Are you trying to drink less alcohol this year?
25 Jan 2021
51.2k
56
Alcohol
Men in Ireland have less regret over being drunk than women, study suggests
25 Jan 2021
21.2k
27
Senedd
Welsh politicians 'caught drinking wine' in tea room of country's parliament days after a pub alcohol ban
20 Jan 2021
26.4k
15
The Daily Poll
Poll: Should the sale of alcohol be banned after a certain time of day?
11 Jan 2021
63.4k
116
New Law
You won't be able to use supermarket loyalty points to get discounts on alcohol from today
11 Jan 2021
35.1k
55
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