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New study ranks Ireland among the highest binge drinking countries in the world
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Nine of the top 10 countries are European, with the United States the only exception finishing tenth
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Mum given just 24 hours to live after drinking three litres of vodka a day
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Charlotte, a mum-of-two, was a non-drinker until she took it up and then quickly started drinking pints of vodka leading to seizures, blackouts and successive hospital visits
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Warning as it emerges Cork teen fell into coma and died after drinking shots in card game with friends
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A Coroner joined the State Pathologist in issuing a stark warning about the dangers of binge drinking after a 19 year old man, who wasn’t a regular user of alcohol, passed away
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Scientists discover drug that neutralises alcohol and sobers you up quickly
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The chemical called FGF21 (fibroblast growth factor 21) is naturally produced in the liver
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More than half of Irish people drinking alcohol 'to cope' amid worrying rise in binge drinking
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For the third year in a row, over half of Irish adults’ say they drink alcohol on “at least a weekly basis'
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Doctor explains why filling up on one kind of meal could help prevent hangovers after nights out
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And it's all to do with mixing alcohol with diet drinks.
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One in four drinkers are now binge drinking, data suggests
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The annual Drinkaware Barometer provides an overview of adults’ drinking behaviour in Ireland
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'My aunt turned 50 and started acting like a wild teen, drinking and flirting'
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Coleen Nolan hears from a reader who worries that her party-loving aunt might have lost the plot due to her milestone birthday. The woman has began drinking and partying a lot
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Irish pub laws: You could be fined hundreds for your conduct on a night out
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You could be fined up to €500 for drunken behaviour on a night out - and up to €5,000 for other offences
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Alcohol prices will increase in Irish supermarkets like Tesco and off-licenses in just weeks
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From January 2022, a 'floor price' for alcohol will be introduced, meaning alcohol cannot be legally sold beneath a set price
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Elton John is playing 'fatherly role' to Ant McPartlin to help star stay off the booze
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Ant is understood to have formed a close bond with the star and appreciates Elton’s help as he continues his new life with wife Anne-Marie Corbett, 44, who is also teetotal
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The fall and rise of Tyson Fury: Breakfast lagers, 200 shots at Euro 2016 - and the ultimate comeback
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Fury is arguably the greatest heavyweight of the modern era, but he had to battle through depression and binge drinking after beating Wladimir Klitschko
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Public react to Irish pub owner's genius way to order from the bar without leaving your seat
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Town SQ in Belfast has been praised for its innovative invention of putting wheels onto their tables to allow people to roll to the bar to place their orders without getting up
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'Almost half of Ireland’s drinkers binged in the past 30 days'
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A report shows new rituals related to Irish drinking habits were brought on by the lockdown
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Jeremy Clarkson spent lockdown drinking '500 cases of rose' and gained 2 stone
Jeremy Clarkson
The Grand Tour presenter revealed he spent lockdown sitting at home and drinking a bumper order of rose wine, reversing the weight loss success of 2019, when he took up cycling
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Premier League clubs 'to campaign to allow fans to drink in seats' on return to grounds
Premier League
Consuming alcohol in the stands has been outlawed in Britain since 1985 after the UK Home Office brought in a law to help try and curb rising levels of hooliganism
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Stacey Solomon’s most hilarious alcohol anecedotes as star explains why she gave up booze
Stacey Solomon
Stacey Solomon has been very open on Loose Women about some of her experiences after drinking and admits she thinks booze tastes like "nail varnish remover"
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Vogue Williams says she's glad husband Spencer Matthews quit drinking
Vogue Williams
“I mean he was becoming quite difficult to live with, his boozing had gotten out of control"
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Research shows where Irish children first develop booze habit - and it's not in drinking dens
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There is a dangerous culture in Ireland which means becoming a drinker is regarded as inevitable
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EastEnders' Linda Carter almost raped after being dragged to hotel following binge drinking
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Landlady Linda, played by Kellie Bright, was consumed by her alcoholism on New Year's Eve as she turned to the bottle for comfort
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Anyone who breaks new Irish alcohol advertising rules faces three years in jail or €250,000 fine
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The harsh new penalties are coming into force next Monday
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More than half of young Irish drinkers binge on booze every week
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A staggering 54% of people under the age of 34 drink too much
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One-fifth of Irish people are 'hazardous' binge drinkers, study finds
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A total of 74% believe binge-drinking is “just a part of Irish culture” – and most under-25s see it as a crutch
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Paddy Clancy: New alcohol-free pub The Virgin Mary may be just what Ireland needs
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"The days of lashing down pints almost as fast as the water plunges from Niagara Falls are well behind me, as much for health reasons as for advancing years"
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