The drinks industry is calling for a cut in excise duties on alcohol to help Ireland’s rural hospitality businesses avoid potential job losses and business closures resulting from Brexit.
Researchers from South Korea and the USA have investigated whether or not there is a relation between alcohol consumption and unemployment.
There are too many places to buy alcohol to take home in the country's biggest city, health campaigners say.
PISCATAWAY, NJ - Increasing taxes on alcohol is one of the most cost-effective methods of reducing the harms caused by alcohol consumption, according to research in the new issue of the Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs.
Alcohol in Ireland now costs so little that a woman can consume enough to damage her health by spending just €5.50 a week while a “fatal” amount can be bought for less than €10, a new pricing survey suggests.
AUSTRALIA - Diagnosing brain impairments caused by alcohol consumption during pregnancy remains a challenge in Australia, but new eye-tracking technology could help change that.
On a sunny Saturday in late July, more than 1,500 people descended on trendy east London for an afternoon of heavy drinking.
The latest Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) retail trade figures showed an overall increase in retail turnover of 0.4 per cent in June and a 0.2 per cent increase for liquor retailing, seasonally adjusted.
The fight against under-age drinking, foetal alcohol syndrome and the scourge of illegal traders in various communities across the Eastern Cape have led to the formation of an alcohol harm reduction programme launched in Buffalo City Metro on Tuesday.
THE SUMMER heatwave might be welcome among pub dwellers across the UK and Ireland, but it could be paving the way for a major hike for gin, beer, and whiskey prices.