Alcohol and tobacco industry playbooks are deeply intertwined. Threats and overblown claims of devastation are par for the course. @MichealMartinTD has seen this before and must stand firm again re alcohol health labelling.
@AlcoholIreland @CarrollJennifer @MichealMartinTD This is a news article from 2017, indicating that the Tobacco companies threatened to destroy the Irish economy unless there was a delay in legislation. https://independent.ie/irish-news/tobacco-giants-threaten-to-undermine-irelands-economy-in-an-attempt-to-block-plain-packaging-laws/36021199.html
Any delay of alcohol labelling has consequences, not least the 4,000 people who will receive a cancer diagnosis caused by alcohol & thousands of babies who will be born with FASD in the 4 years a delay has been mooted for @CarrollJennifer @MichealMartinTD
Press release: Taoiseach must do the right thing and resist calls to delay labelling - Alcohol...
Alcohol Action Ireland press release, Tuesday 15 July 2025 Alcohol Action Ireland (AAI), the national independent advo...
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Clearly alcohol industry putting heavy pressure on Govt to turn its back on public health. However nothing has been decided yet. The consequences of delay on alcohol health info labelling will be counted in Irish lives
@CarrollJennifer @MichealMartinTD
Health labelling on alcoholic drinks set to be deferred until 2029
Decision on long-planned move, which was due to come into force in 2026, will be made next week
www.irishtimes.com
Labels are already here, both in law & on shelves with businesses expecting Ireland implements its stated law. Why then are Govt thinking about hiding the truth of health risks from alcohol from the public, which is what delaying these regulations would mean? @drivetimerte
Delaying labelling might be conscience-free for some politicians but it's not consequence-free. If we can regulate smoking & sunbeds due to cancer risks then why can't we get warning labels on alcohol products? @MichealMartinTD @CarrollJennifer
We banned smoking. So why can't we get warning labels on alcohol?
Alcohol Action Ireland chief says the powerful drink industry lobby has frustrated plans to put health warnings on its products
www.irishexaminer.com
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Fewer than 4 in 10 people are aware of the link between alcohol & cancer. Alcohol causes 1 in 8 breast cancers. Alcohol health labelling allows people to make informed decisions about drinking. It is crucial Ireland introduce labels as planned @CarrollJennifer @MichealMartinTD
HSE research shows fewer than 4 in 10 people are aware alcohol causes cancer. Alcohol causes 1,000 cancers a year in Ireland. Alcohol labelling allows people to make informed decisions about drinking. There can be no delay on this vital measure @CarrollJennifer @MichealMartinTD
If banning sunbeds is a 'no-brainer' due to cancer risk, then another no-brainer is to stand firm & introduce alcohol health info labels. Alcohol causes 1,000 cancers a year. Labels allow people make informed decisions about drinking @MichealMartinTD
Taoiseach says banning sunbeds is a 'no-brainer'
Taoiseach Micheál Martin has said he is "in favour" of banning sunbeds, calling the move a "no-brainer".
www.rte.ie
HSE research shows only 38% of people in Ireland are aware of the link between alcohol and cancer.
Each year, there are approximately 1,000 alcohol-related cancer cases.
Yet govt may move to pause plans for mandatory alcohol labelling.
@PadraigRice
New HSE research highlights importance of proceeding with alcohol labelling
New HSE research showing that only 38 per cent of people in Ireland are aware of the link between alcohol and ...
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Recent EU 'state of play' on alcohol labelling states that a cancer warning the Commission intended to introduce is still missing from the proposal, underlining how vital it is Ireland introduces labelling as planned @CarrollJennifer @MichealMartinTD
https://www.europarl.europa.eu/RegData/etudes/BRIE/2025/772871/EPRS_BRI(2025)772871_EN.pdf
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