The decline in the number of pubs in the Republic over the almost 20 years to 2021 has been offset by the increase in the number of off-licences, with the number of each type of liquor licence ...

Minimum alcohol pricing does not necessarily curb consumption among the heaviest and most vulnerable drinkers, new research has found. With take-home sales of alcohol in Ireland having increased since ...

The World Health Organization classifies alcohol as a toxic substance and a Group 1 carcinogen. Even low levels of alcohol can increase the risk of high blood pressure and heart disease. Experts ...

Heavy drinkers who were ­taking weight-loss jabs in a Dublin clinic significantly reduced their ­alcohol intake down from 12 to four pints a week, according to a new study. The research was carried ...