Extra €1m to help curb binge drinking

The Government is to provide an extra €1m in an effort to curb binge drinking and other forms of alcohol abuse.

Individual grants of up to €41,600 are to be made available to drug and alcohol task forces, Health Minister Leo Varadkar announced, as he opened the third annual conference of the Alcohol Forum in Dublin.

Part of Action on Alcohol Week and supported by the HSE, the conference is examining how communities can tackle the alcohol problem and the role that marketing plays in influencing behaviour towards alcohol among young people in Ireland.