This week (20-24 November) marks the fifth year of European Awareness Week on Alcohol Related Harm (AWARH). The 2017 AWARH aims to galzanise EU and national policy makers into action…
Taoiseach Leo Varadkar and Minister for Health Simon Harris must now urgently progress the Public Health Alcohol Bill Today, the Supreme Court in London, ruled that Minimum Unit Pricing…
Alcohol Action Ireland welcomes with the decision of the UK Supreme Court - it represents a significant victory for public health Alcohol Action Ireland today (Wednesday 15 Nov) welcomed…
Reflecting on this week’s debate on the Public Health Alcohol Bill in Seanad Éireann, concluding Committee Stage, Alcohol Action Ireland believe it is clear there is now a firm resolve…
Recent media reporting (IT, 04.11.17) has highlighted the undermining of the Public Health (Alcohol) Bill by a small number of Fine Gael senators who, yet again, are demanding that the complaints…
Alcohol Action Ireland today (26th Oct) expressed cautious optimism over yesterday’s announcement (25th Oct) by An Taoiseach, Leo Varadkar in Dáil Éireann that the Public Health (Alcohol) Bill would return…
Alcohol Health Alliance Ireland today expressed its disappointment and frustration at the lack of progress of the Public Health Alcohol Bill, which they believe has been hindered by the lobbyists…
There is no equivalence between business lobbyists and public health advocates In recent weeks as the battle for the public ‘hearts and minds’ on the need for the Public Health…
The Alcohol Beverage Federation of Ireland (ABFI) have recently issued a statement, and supporting video advertorial on social media, again critical of the measures proposed in the Public Health (Alcohol)…
Media Statement From Alcohol Action Ireland Tuesday, 29th August 2017. Alcohol Action Ireland call on government to retain the current level of excise duty Highlights the need to reconsider…