US town stops alcohol sales for Patrick’s Day celebration
ALMOST THREE DOZEN bars, restaurants and off-licences have agreed to halt alcohol sales for an early St Patrick’s Day celebration created by students at a Pennsylvania university.
Varadkar letting the side down on sponsorship
l Sport Minister Leo Varadkar rightly is a great believer in state-regulated support for our very successful Road Safety Strategy and has brought in much new legislation since taking office.
Failure to ban alcohol sponsorship in sport a ‘policy own goal’
The Government would be scoring a “policy own goal†if it fails to ban alcohol companies from sponsoring sport.
Minister’s comments on alcohol marketing welcomed
A Catholic bishop has welcomed comments by Minister of State Alex White earlier this month that, when it came to selling alcohol, “the biggest concern is marketing that is visible to children and young peopleâ€.
Launch of Galway City strategy to prevent and reduce alcohol-related harm
Minister of State for Primary Care, Mr. Alex White TD, was in Jigsaw Galway on Monday (February 18) to launch the new Galway City Alcohol Strategy to Prevent and Reduce…
CEO Vacancy
Alcohol Action Ireland is the national charity for alcohol-related issues. We are an independent voice for advocacy and policy change, working to reduce levels of alcohol-related harm and with a…
Alcohol and Cancer: Sobering Statistics
SOURCE: American Cancer Society DESCRIPTION: A new study says that alcohol consumption causes 18,000 to 21,000 cancer deaths per year, or about 3.5 percent of all U.
Letter on Sports Sponsorship
Dear Editor, The argument that we need the alcohol industry to sponsor sports so that young people will participate and reduce their drinking is a policy “own goal”. The alcohol…
Seanad Committee recommendations on alcohol and cancer
Alcohol Action Ireland has welcomed the Seanad Public Consultation Committee's recommendations on alcohol and cancer – alcohol being a key risk factor for cancer - which were published just in…
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