The impact of alcohol misuse extends far beyond the individual drinker
Alcohol Action Ireland welcomes the move by the Minister for Health’s step to seek the approval of the EU Commission to regulate alcohol promotions. This is a small, but significant step in reinforcing the principle that alcohol is not...
Alcohol sales levy could transform prevention and treatment activities. Main highlights demand: No reductions on alcohol excise duties and fix current rates to cost-of-living index Begin the process of reducing persistent subsidy to the alcohol industry Establish social responsible fund...
Mr. Kieran Mulvey, Chairman, Sport Ireland. Dear Mr Mulvey I am writing to you in relation to the recently launched Diageo campaign ‘Liberty Fields’ which is being promoted by the Guinness brand to highlight the determination of pioneering women to...
Budget 2019
Alcohol Action Ireland believes that a range of fiscal measures can be implemented, which could contribute to our objectives of reducing alcohol consumption in Ireland and so lessening alcohol related harms across Irish society.
Alcohol Action Ireland release its annual Alcohol Market Review and Price Survey 2018
This is Alcohol Action Ireland's submission to the EU Commission's TRIS notification process: 2018/22/IRL, commenced to examine aspects of the Public Health (Alcohol) Bill, 2015.
A factsheet from the National Cancer Control Programme on alcohol and cancer.
An updated (November 2016) fact sheet on alcohol in Ireland from the Health Research Board.
It has been argued that the alcohol industry uses corporate social responsibility activities to influence policy and undermine public health, and that every opportunity should be taken to scrutinise such activities. This study analyses a controversial Diageo-funded ‘responsible drinking’ campaign (“Stop out of Control Drinking”, or SOOCD) in Ireland. The study aims to identify how the campaign and its advisory board members frame and define (i) alcohol-related harms, and their causes, and (ii) possible solutions.
