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Tha an deoch-làidir na bhun-stèidhe do dhearbh-aithne na h-Alba agus na h-Èirinn, ach tha riaghaltasan san dà dhùthaich a-nis a’ feuchainn ri oidhirpean a dhèanamh gus lùghdachadh na tha an sluagh ag òl. Tha ·¡Ã²°ù±è²¹ air a bhith tadhal air Èirinn airson sùil a thoirt air mar a thathas a dèiligeadh ris an sin, agus aithisg air innse gu bheileas a’ cosg tri puing a còig billean Euro ann a bhith dèiligeadh ri trioblaidean dibhe na dùthcha gach bliadhna. An urrainn dhaibh an càirdeas a th’aig sluagh na dùthcha leis an deoch-làidir atharrachadh?

Alcohol and drinking are an integral part of Scottish and Irish identity, but the governments of both countries are now taking steps aimed at reducing the amount of alcohol being consumed. ·¡Ã²°ù±è²¹ has visited Ireland to investigate the ways in which alcohol is being dealt with there, following a report which showed that Ireland spends three point five billion Euros each year dealing with alcohol-related problems. Can the country’s relationship with alcohol be changed?

Bho linn nan Comunach tha trioblaidean mòra air a bhith aig Albàinia len cuid sgudail. ‘S ann air a thiodhlacadh fon talamh no dìreach air a' shadail air falbh a tha moran dheth an dràsta. Tha an riaghaltas a-nis air lagh ùr a chruthachadh a leigeas sgudal à dùthchannan eile a-staigh airson ath-chuairteachadh, le dòchas gun toir e piseach dhan ghnìomhachas. Ged a tha an riaghaltas ag ràdh nach tig ach stuth glan a ghabhas ath-chuairteachadh, tha tòrr Albàinianaich feargach gu faod tuilleadh sgudail tighinn gu dùthaich aig a bheil cus dheth mar tha. Tha Darren Linc air a bhith ann an Albàinia a’ rannsachadh na cuise.

Since the final years of the Communist era Albania has struggled to deal with its waste. Much of it is buried or thrown onto heaps which appear regularly at the roadside. In an attempt to address this the government has approved a law allowing waste to be imported from companies abroad for recycling, in the hope that this will boost the industry. The government says that only certain types of clean waste suitable for recycling will be allowed in, but many Albanians see the plan as a naïve move which could see more waste being foisted upon a country with more than its share already. Darren Laing reports this week from Albania.