Alcohol Action Ireland has said the next government will have to prioritise tackling Ireland’s relationship with alcohol, after a new report revealed the extent of drinking among teenagers.

A teenage boy who has suffered a “catastrophic” mental decline can be physically restrained to allow doctors to further investigate the cause of his illness, a judge has ruled.

We repeat, he was 15-year-old in this photo.

In this week’s column, Kehlan Kirwan talks with some of the country’s teenage entrepreneurs and says we must avoid putting an age limit on bright ideas.