alcohol

What the Science Says: Part 1. The reality – and myths – of hangover cures

Drink, drugs and mental health issues are factors in many applications under Domestic Violence Act

Part 22: Another trigger, and maybe even bigger than Christmas, is holidays

If you’re trying to avoid alcohol too, remember that this is all temporary. Granny’s glass of sherry at 10am - temporary. Uncle asleep in the boot room on St Stephen’s day - funny and temporary

More than 1,940 checkpoints carried out with 178 people arrested for driving under the influence

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The General, who was in with a broken leg, seemed surprisingly compassionate

Former minister for housing Eoghan Murphy’s account of his failures (and failings) is candid, unforgiving, unfiltered and utterly brutal

The Women’s Podcast with Róisín Ingle

Sobriety may be trendy right now, but for me it’s been a much deeper personal shift

Part 21: A lot more people know who is writing these articles, and I have mixed feelings about this

The idea that a month of abstinence can help you regain control and become a ‘better drinker’ is a myth for any alcoholic

Some studies have hinted at protection, but it’s also possible that too much alcohol might make your intestine more susceptible to infections

Chris Joyce, now part of Oisín McConville’s backroom team with the Kildare footballers, is marking five years sober

Alcohol consumption in Ireland has fallen by almost one-third so far this century, driven by more health-conscious young people with less disposable income

Driving this decline in consumption is an unhappy mental state we have so far failed to reckon with

Irish adults now drink less than at any time over the past 35 years, new research shows

Part 20: ‘Becoming a non-drinker changes you, or, at least, it changed me’

Everyone from the World Health Organisation to wellness influencers are preaching total abstinence. But is moderate drinking that bad?

Report finds most common drugs used with alcohol were cocaine and cannabis