GPs unite to warn of deadly consequences of cheap alcohol

A group of doctors have hit out at the selling of low-cost drinks, claiming they are dealing on a regular basis with the consequences of alcohol abuse on young people, particularly girls.

The eight doctors in one medical centre in Ballyshannon are backed by hospital consultants in Letterkenny and Sligo who say their emergency departments deal almost daily with drink-fuelled assaults.

The medics warned it is time for Ireland to reconsider its views on drink.