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Stories related to alcohol

I Am Not an Alcoholic: Some people get uncomfortable having a glass of wine around me and try hide it. Please stop

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

Tue Dec 17 2024 - 06:01

Christmas is associated with drinking in a manner that would be outrageous any other time of year

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

Sun Dec 15 2024 - 07:00

More than 2,000 drivers caught speeding on Irish roads in one week during Garda crackdown

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

Sat Dec 14 2024 - 11:41

Christmas party cocktails: How to make a Gunpowder Negroni

This makes 11 x 90ml serves

Fri Dec 13 2024 - 04:00

‘He drinks too much. But what else can he do? He lives alone’

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

Thu Dec 12 2024 - 06:00

The unravelling of a housing minister: Eoghan Murphy opens up about sleeping pills, manic running, anxiety and tears

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

Sat Nov 02 2024 - 06:00

Jenny Kelly on giving up alcohol: ‘I was scared of people’s reaction’

The Women’s Podcast with Róisín Ingle

Fri Nov 01 2024 - 13:00

I’ve liberated myself from the toxic cycle of wine o’clock

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

Thu Oct 31 2024 - 00:00

I Am Not an Alcoholic: Some friends are distancing themselves from me. It hurts, but there is nothing I can do about it

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

Wed Oct 30 2024 - 05:31

I thought that after a month of not drinking, my relationship with alcohol would fix itself. I was wrong

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

Sat Oct 19 2024 - 07:00

Could drinking alcohol help to prevent food poisoning?

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

Thu Sept 19 2024 - 05:33

‘If I was on a bigger wage, I would have gambled it all - bookies, drinking, casinos’

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

Sun Sept 08 2024 - 16:56

We are falling out of love with booze: Why Ireland is drinking less

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

Fri Aug 23 2024 - 12:15

Gen Z are drinking far less than their parents. That’s not all good news

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

Thu Aug 22 2024 - 06:15

Reader callout: How has your alcohol consumption changed?

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

Tue Aug 20 2024 - 13:14

I Am Not an Alcoholic: ‘When I stopped drinking, others were not as excited as I was to finally escape the box’

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

Mon Aug 05 2024 - 06:01

Should I really stop drinking altogether?

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

Sun Jul 28 2024 - 07:17

Alcohol use: Numbers seeking treatment for ‘harmful’, ‘hazardous’ drinking at highest level in decade

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

Wed Jul 24 2024 - 00:00

Sharp rise in people with multiple addictions, including cocaine and alcohol, treatment centre says

Rutland Centre said 16 per cent of service users seeking help for cocaine addiction

Wed Jul 17 2024 - 12:07

‘We have heard horrible stories of what can happen’: Leaving Cert holidays spell euphoria for students but anxiety for parents

Portuguese resort Albufeira is the hottest destination for post-exam trips this year, while the Greek island of Zante is popular among south Dublin schools

Sat Jun 22 2024 - 05:45

I Am Not an Alcoholic: ‘I would like a non-alcoholic Guinness,’ says the man. ‘Do you want a colouring book and crayons as well?’

Part 19: Often humour is used to camouflage our inner feelings – our fears and anxiety can be assuaged by humour

Tue Jun 04 2024 - 06:33

How Ireland drinks now: Teetotallers, wine-o’clockers and ex-drinkers

More people in Ireland are consuming alcohol at home, fewer are drinking in pubs and many aren’t drinking at all

Sat May 18 2024 - 06:00

I spent 22 years as a problem drinker. Here are 10 things I’ve learned since I quit

As the sober years mounted up, I realised that drinking was a symptom of something bigger underneath

Mon May 06 2024 - 06:00

Have your say: Are you consuming less alcohol in pubs and more at home?

Research suggests that more alcohol is purchased in Ireland for consumption at home than in pubs

Thu Apr 18 2024 - 11:09

Irish spending more on alcohol at home than in pubs as consumption drops, report finds

New law proposed by Government is in conflict with legislation introduced in 2018 to drive down drinking, particularly among young people, review says

Wed Apr 17 2024 - 00:01

I Am Not an Alcoholic: ‘I made a two-week return visit to rehab’

Part 18: ‘Even though I hadn’t relapsed, I felt as if needing help was shameful’

Mon Apr 01 2024 - 06:01

Mark Mehigan: ‘If it wasn’t for cocaine, I would not be in recovery. I would have continued to get away with the drinking’

At 33 the comedian and podcaster has already lived many lives, but his decision to get sober has been transformative

Sat Mar 09 2024 - 05:00

I Am Not an Alcoholic: ‘Being alone in Paris, who was to know if I had a glass? But that was the problem, wasn’t it?’