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Watch: Does your office have a 'session moth' like this?
Comedy
Comedian Emma Doran shows that there's always a party animal in every office
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Irish drinkers are now easing off on the booze, new study claims
Health
 Three quarters of us are now “much more aware” of the dangers of over indulging
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Aldi Ireland announces ban on sale of energy drinks to under 16s
Aldi
An Aldi 250ml six-pack of energy drinks are as cheap as €1.99 nationwide
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Miriam Stoppard: It’s time to say nuts to Type 2 diabetes as a handful a day provides multiple benefits
Heart disease
A handful of almonds a day boosts 'good' cholesterol levels, research revealed in August, as well as improving plaque removal from our bodies, so de-furring our blood vessels stopping them 'hardening'
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8 signs that you're not able for the Irish party lifestyle anymore
Healthy Lifestyle
As you age it gets tougher and tougher
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Tyrone legend Owen Mulligan reveals the extent of ex-Donegal players drinking blowouts before Jim McGuinness
Donegal GAA
"Monday Club? They’d have Tuesday and Wednesday clubs with lads missing training"
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Half of all Irish people think excessive drinking is 'no big deal', survey reveals
Alcohol
The country’s dysfunctional relationship with alcohol is alive and well with many people having a “worrying attitude” towards heavy boozing
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Ireland has the highest rate of pre-drinkers, with 85% of people saying they enjoy alcohol in the house
Alcohol
The Global Drugs Surve warned that drinking in the house before hitting the town often “increased risks of negative alcohol- related consequences”
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Almost half of Irish people think excessive drinking is “no big deal”
Alcohol
Do we drink too much as a nation?
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Top 10 weird hangover cures from around the world
Alcohol
Between work parties, 12 pubs and catching up with friends over a few pints, it can be all too easy to overindulge
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Pubs warned if they charge entry fees on Stephen's night they must declare takings to taxman
St Stephen's Day
Thousands of festive revellers will cram into pubs across the country on December 26th
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Twelve pubs of Christmas tradition could kill people, top Irish doc warns
Christmas
The 12 Pubs Of Christmas sees people donning their loudest Christmas jumpers and visiting a dozen pubs in the course of a night, playing various drinking games
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Staggering 900 cases of alcohol-related cancer diagnosed in Ireland every year and 500 of these are fatal
Alcohol
The National Cancer Control Programme warned that over half of these alcohol related cancers could be prevented if people stuck to low-risk guidelines of 11 standards drinks for women and 17 for men
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Pat Flanagan: Nanny State to put curtains on shops' drink displays in case we mistake vodka for milk
Alcohol
The State's way of dealing with Ireland's dysfunctional relationship with alcohol - put a booze burqa around drink displays in convenience stores
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More than 90% of us don't feel fit enough and 37% binge-drink, shocking new survey reveals
Health
The Department of Health questioned more than 7,500 people who are aged over 15
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Phil Collins reveals 'I came close to dying' as he lifts lid on near-fatal battle with booze
Phil Collins
The legendary musician tells of his agonising struggles with the bottle in a new, "self-deprecating" book, I'm Not Dead Yet
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Parents advised to discuss dangerous drinking with teens ahead of Leaving Cert results
Leaving Certificate
Thousands of young people will collect their Leaving Certificate results on Wednesday
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Three people died every day due to alcohol, new report into abuse in Ireland reveals
Alcohol
The Health Research Board has published a new report outlining the effects of harmful alcohol consumption on the Irish public
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Does lining your stomach really stop you getting too drunk? This and other drinking myths busted
Alcohol
Some of our earliest lessons in responsible drinking are in fact a bit of a myth
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Man 'chopped off pal's penis with an axe after boozy row over size of their manhoods'
Binge drinking
Police in the Urals region of Bashkortostan, Russia, have charged the alleged assailant with causing his drinking buddy 'a grave injury'
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Sobering stats show booze is a factor in 40% of fatal road crashes
Drink-driving
The Road Safety Authority said just five of the 222 drink-driving motorists had not caused the collision they were caught up in
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Man necks glass of beer through his NOSE in bizarre stunt
Beer
A crowd can be heard cheering as the thirsty performer is seen chugging in a very unorthodox manner
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Hilarious photo shows drinker with outrageous taste in shirts taking a nap in a URINAL
Binge drinking
After a long and presumably very tiring night out this dozy drinker settled down to sleep in a urinal, much to the amusement of commenters on Reddit
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Watchdog calls for energy drinks code as it's revealed some brands contain up to 16 TEASPOONS of sugar
Food safety
A shock report has revealed just how bad the pep-me-up products are for health
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