100 people dying a month in ‘alcohol epidemic’

ALMOST 100 people are dying every month in an “alcohol epidemic” drowning the country, the Government’s medical expert has warned.

Dr Tony Holohan’s stark alert came as new research revealed the alcohol industry is aggressively targeting young people, including children, online.

He was speaking at an alcohol conference during which leading child psychiatrist Dr Bobby Smyth said advertising guidelines were “nonsense” and that society had been “tricked” by a hugely resourced industry.