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Almost 90 per cent of people in the Midlands regularly engage in binge drinking, according to a recent survey.

I was all set to write my editorial on Dublin City Council this week. Ya know the story, they want our water, etc. But then two things happened.

I was all set to write my editorial on Dublin City Council this week. Ya know the story, they want our water, etc. But then two things happened.

The Irish Advanced Motorists/IAM Fleet has this week issued a simple reminder to keep safe on the road this Christmas. If you are going to drive, then don’t drink; if you are going to drink, don’t drive.

Kilkenny TD Bobby Aylward is refusing to support Minister Noel Dempsey’s plans to reduce the drink driving limit.

The Irish Advanced Motorists / IAM Fleet has this week issued a simple reminder to keep safe on the road this Christmas: if you are going to drive, then don’t drink.

New drinking bye-laws that will govern the county‘s four biggest towns are to be written up by the local authorities in coming months.

This time of year, many festivities involve alcohol. And with social events sometimes around every corner, it's easy to let our alcohol consumption increase. January is a common time of year for people to report recently increased amounts of alcohol consumption together with renewed (or new) resolutions to cut back on drinking.

The economic recession could lead to higher levels of alcohol consumption by some Irish people as “cocooning”, or home drinking, grows in popularity. This is one of the key findings of an extensive research project undertaken for MEAS, the alcohol social responsibility organisation, on the drinking culture of 18 to 29-year- olds in this country.

Liam Aylward, MEP has called on the European Commission to do more to educate and raise awareness among young people concerning the impact of harmful alcohol consumption.