Monday 26 July, 2021
Belfast’s Brendan Irvine lost out in his round 32 flyweight bout earlier this morning.
The 26-year old held off a challenge from Dutchman Arno Kamminga to claim gold.
The Pool A tie finished 4-0 after a final quarter blitz.
Gavin Mullin and Terry Kennedy scored tries in a 33-14 loss in Tokyo.
The Sligo woman is just the second Irish swimmer ever to make an Olympic final.
US coach Popovich said people should not be surprised by the quality of the French team.
The men’s triathlon got off to a bizarre start when a portion of the contestants were unable to enter the body of water due to a motor boat in their way.
Test your knowledge of the all-time highs and lows of Irish weather.
Annemiek van Vleuten thought she had won gold when she crossed the line 75 seconds after Anna Kiesenhofer.
The measures will take effect in the Republic at the start of 2022, but it will be at least 2023 in the North.
Research found that every person over the age of 15 in Ireland drinks, on average, more than 10 litres of alcohol per year.
Every person in Ireland aged 15 and over drinks, on average, 10.8 litres of pure alcohol each year, according to new figures.
Survey results indicate that Irish people were drunk more times in a year than the global average.
The report revealed 37% of Irish teenagers already used an e-cigarette at some stage.
However, bye-laws prohibit the activity in many parts of the country.
Health Minister Simon Harris has said the government’s preference is to bring the measure in at the same time as Northern Ireland.
A survey of over 15,500 schoolchildren in Ireland explored their relationship with alcohol, smoking, sex, food and exercise.
Leo Varadkar says tourists to Dublin often find Irish night life ‘disappointing’.
Christmas is a particularly difficult time for people who have a negative relationship with alcohol.
The figures show the number of cases treated between 2012 and 2018 across the country.
In Ireland, the Irish Car Bomb is rarely called anything at all, writes Darach Ó Séaghdha.
Senator Catherine Noone has called on Ireland to adopt the Icelandic model to combat the dangers of alcohol abuse.
A new study warns that worldwide alcohol consumption is on the increase.
Drinking alcohol on the TFL network has been illegal since 2008.
Shane Ross says he favous reducing the tax on them.
Feeling a little tender this morning?
To help answer, this week Dear Fifi called upon the experts at the Rutland Centre.
Ahead of the festive season, TheJournal.ie asked about the toll that excessive drinking can have on people.
A new study has unearthed the power of alcohol ads online.
The figures relate to weekly drinking among 15-year-olds.
Experts say the figure may be heavily underreported.
Complainants thought the advert “encouraged drunken behaviour”.
It can be challenging out there for craft breweries – we spoke to two about how they make it work.
The lead author of the study said the findings could be explained by health problems leading to people abstaining from drink.
The study found Saturday night and Sunday morning to be the busiest times and that most patients with alcohol-related presentations were male.
Despite three people dying in Ireland every day due to alcohol, one expert said there’s “very little outcry”.
A new HSE study revealed some interesting trends.
Consuming more than 10 standard drinks a week can increase the risk of heart disease.
In a new study, the majority of early-onset dementia diagnoses were related to chronic heavy drinking.
Transport Minister Shane Ross wants people who are caught drink driving to receive an automatic disqualification.
Quitting smoking is top of the list.
The capacity of wine glasses has increased sevenfold in the past 300 years.
It should go without saying that it is a very, very bad idea to knock back twelve drinks in a row, writes Eunan McKinney.
While doing so, he is encouraged by off-camera men.
There’s a lot of confusion around alcohol and breastfeeding. We spoke to an expert for some clarity.
There are hundreds of alcohol-related deaths in Ireland every year.
