Irish people seem to live in extremes: do the dog over Christmas before wasting a fortune on fancy running shoes and starting another ill-fated diet in January. We need to chill out, writes Vicki Notaro

The Irish Heart Foundation’s second annual On The Dry campaign supported by 2FM has attracted nearly 3,000 registrants over the Christmas period so far from people looking to make a fresh, alcohol-free start in 2016.