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2022
# happy hour again
'Delighted' ... 'badly needed' - Positive early reaction to late-night club opening change
It is intended that the bill be enacted at some stage next year
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Oct 25th 2022, 11:24 AM
All time
# New Figures
More than half of reported spiking incidents in 2021 allegedly involved needles
A person convicted of poisoning can be sentenced to up to three years in prison.
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Dec 15th 2021, 3:24 PM
# Your Say
Poll: Do you drink too many sugary drinks?
Drinking large amounts can increase the risk of developing Type 2 diabetes and heart disease.
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Jun 9th 2019, 10:23 AM
# bar cart
You can get everything you need for that #Insta bar cart in Aldi for €50
And just in time for Christmas.
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Dec 11th 2018, 5:00 PM
# Mix it up
Settle this once and for all. What's the absolute best gin mixer?
I recently discovered gin and ginger and will never look back.
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Nov 6th 2018, 8:00 AM
# the white hag
'We've seen at least four craft breweries close down this year': Fighting back against Big Beer
It can be challenging out there for craft breweries – we spoke to two about how they make it work.
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Jul 14th 2018, 10:00 PM
# Alcohol
What Bulmers is doing to reverse its slipping Irish cider sales
The drink is selling well in off-licences – but pubs are a challenge.
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Jun 23rd 2018, 6:30 PM
# blue is the warmest colour
People are going mad for this blue prosecco, but all we're seeing is WKD
That’d go down well in a chilly field, wouldn’t it?
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May 5th 2017, 7:55 AM
# Your Say
Poll: Do you drink sugar-free drinks?
New research has found that sugar-free and diet drinks may not actually help you lose weight.
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Jan 5th 2017, 8:41 AM
# get bucky
Buckfast have created the 'Buckfast bellini', just in time for Christmas
Nana, may I interest you in Prosecco with a dash of Bucky on this fine Christmas morn?
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Nov 26th 2016, 3:27 PM
# lightbulb moment
Cafés are serving drinks in lightbulbs now, and the world has officially gone mad
Nope. This, THIS is the tipping point.
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Nov 15th 2016, 10:41 AM
# Bottoms Up
Women have caught up with men's drinking habits
That’s according to new research undertaken in western countries.
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Oct 25th 2016, 3:03 PM
# Red Lemonade
Here's why red lemonade is the Irish fizzy drink worth travelling for
Back off, it’s ours.
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Aug 5th 2016, 9:51 PM
# Obesity
Varadkar says state will fight legal challenges to sugar tax
Minister Varadkar has been calling for a sugar tax for some time now, but other powers that be appear to be stalling on the tax.
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Aug 3rd 2016, 10:15 PM
# margs on margs
10 delicious ways to take your love of margaritas to the next level
Get them int’ye.
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Jul 12th 2016, 11:00 AM
# fizzy orange
Ireland may wait for the UK's fizzy drinks tax before bringing in its own
We may not have to pay until 2018.
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Jul 4th 2016, 6:45 AM
# pure notions
Somebody scrawled the most Irish insult onto the wall of this Dublin pub's jacks
They don’t like the new direction it’s going.
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Apr 14th 2016, 4:25 PM
# fighting obesity
Britain is bringing in a sugar tax on fizzy drinks
There has been a push in Ireland in recent years to get such a tax introduced.
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Mar 16th 2016, 2:12 PM
# cocktails
Here's what your cocktail of choice says about you
SO SO much.
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Feb 17th 2016, 6:00 PM
# mystery substances
A group of Cork students have designed an app that tells if a drink has been spiked
Their app – which is at an advanced stage of design – could be used to test drinks at any pub, club or party.
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Jan 8th 2016, 6:08 AM
# like a virgin
8 delicious non-alcoholic pub drinks to get anyone through Dry January
“What can I order at the bar?” One of these!
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Jan 4th 2016, 12:11 PM
Here's what your New Year's Eve tipple says about you
Lest we judge ye.
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Dec 31st 2015, 5:44 PM
# it's a no go
Sorry Leo, fizzy drinks won't be taxed
The Health Minister had asked for a 20% tax on the drinks to help tackle obesity.
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Oct 13th 2015, 4:20 PM
# bloody hell
7 places in Dublin to get a damned good Bloody Mary
For when your hangover needs that something extra.
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Sep 28th 2015, 5:34 PM
# warning
Ireland on course to be the fattest country in Europe by 2030
The Royal College of Physicians of Ireland (RCPI) is calling for tougher control on tobacco, obesity and alcohol.
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Sep 7th 2015, 10:45 PM

# lager not latte
Starbucks is transforming coffee shops into bars but would you go to one for a beverage?
No plans have yet been announced for Irish chains.
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Aug 22nd 2015, 8:00 PM
# fizzy pop fightback
San Francisco is being sued over its sugary drinks warning labels
It has also banned advertising sugary drinks on city property, like billboards.
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Aug 1st 2015, 8:15 AM
# drink time
This Irish cook has been mixing it up 'like a pro' as part of the Jamie Oliver empire
Cold brew coffee made with kitchen paper, anyone? How about a knockout G&T?
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Jul 19th 2015, 6:00 PM
# In The Mix
8 cocktails everyone in Galway needs to try once
If you haven’t been drinking these, what HAVE you been doing?
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Jul 18th 2015, 6:00 PM
# pint of the clear stuff
A bar that serves only tap water opened in London today
YEP.
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May 29th 2015, 9:52 PM
# Tequila Sunrise
6 cocktails it's perfectly acceptable to have for brunch, and how to make them
Ah go on.
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Apr 26th 2015, 11:35 AM
# make mine a single
The EU wants you to know there's the same calories in a glass of wine as a slice of cake
Some companies have said they will voluntarily list the calorie count on their beers.
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Apr 18th 2015, 10:15 AM
# liquid cals
Poll: Would calorie counts on alcohol packaging affect what you drink?
The European Commission is drawing up legislation.
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Apr 13th 2015, 8:00 PM
# decisions decisions
11 brunches you need to try in Dublin this weekend
Bloody Marys for the table, please.
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Mar 8th 2015, 10:30 AM
# ew
Watch Irish people taste weird American fizzy drinks
And this isn’t Coke we’re talking here.
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Nov 20th 2014, 2:00 PM
# Health
Good news for coffee drinkers. A few cups a day reduces your risk of diabetes
Drinking three to four cups of coffee per day apparently isn’t all that bad.
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Nov 14th 2014, 4:46 PM
# revelation
The Frames put on a free bar for their fans at Whelan's last night
This has to be one of the soundest things anyone has ever done.
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Jul 1st 2014, 7:58 AM
# wheres the beef
Simon Coveney is jetting off to the US to talk about beef
The minister has 16 meetings planned over the next four days with multinationals, potential investors and politicians.
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Jun 22nd 2014, 7:15 AM
# wine not?
According to science, here is the optimum way to enjoy wine
In a red room with sweet music. ;)
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Jun 19th 2014, 7:00 PM
# Summer Summer Time
In Ireland, good weather equals big profits for Bulmers
Net revenues for drinks giant C&C from Ireland climbed to €237.3 million last year.
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May 20th 2014, 10:32 AM