Ahead of the release of Junior Certificate results today, health experts are urging parents to speak to their children about alcohol.
A new report by Drink Aware has found that parents are the biggest influence on a young person's decision around drinking.
It has also been revealed that 2 in 5 parents feel it's a good idea to introduce children to alcohol at home before the age of 18.
Miriam Taber - interim CEO of the organisation - has been speaking to Beat news and has this advice for parents across the region:
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