There are more retail outlets in Ireland where you can purchase alcohol than fruit, vegetables or milk, a public health specialist has said. According to Dr Declan Bedford, this startling fact provides some indication of Ireland's ambivalent attitude to drinking. He noted that every seven hours,...
With public health being the priority, sales are restricted to special off-licences and alcohol can only be sold during fixed hours. Besides the no discounts on drinks, the strict application of age limits means that consumers have to show ID to purchase alcohol. But recent...
To give an idea of how quirky some of the laws are, when examined up close, take a look at England and Wales. Both are part of theUnited Kingdom, where laws over who can supply alcoholic beverages and who can purchase alcoholic beverages vary from place to place. However, in England a...
11. The countries which are the highest in beer consumption are Czech Republic, Germany, and Ireland. 12. People who drink in moderation tend to live longer and be healthier than those who either do not drink or abuse alcohol. The level of moderation means less than 0.01% of blood/breath ...
Airlines claim that the main problem is alcohol consumed in airports, as passengers often appear sober at boarding but become unruly after takeoff. "Passengers consume excessive alcohol at airports without any purchase or consumption limit," Ryanair noted during flight delays, contributing to disruptive...
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Despite noting the potential ‘unconscious’ influence of pink marketing on her consumption, by stating that she does not ‘buy something just because it is pink, I buy something ‘cause I like it', she attempts to distance herself from women who purchase pink products purely based on the ...
use of alcohol—primarily beer and wine—with meals, in part a result of long-term increases in per capita income in many countries and in part a result of fermentation technology that has kept the price of some alcoholic beverages relatively low, facilitating the purchase of beer and wine. ...
Ethanol or isopropyl alcohol are commonly used as the primary ingredient in rubbing alcohol (the other ingredient being denatured alcohol). But to keep things simple, let’s just call it rubbing alcohol (surgical spirit in the UK and Ireland). Before we get down to its cleaning capabilities, ...
facilitatingthe purchase of beer and wine. Another factor is improved marketing and advertising. For example, in North America, particularly in the United States, the introduction of low-calorie beer and wine in the early 1970s was instrumental in the increased per capita consumption of alcohol ...