Alcohol causes over 900 cancers in Ireland every year, with 500 deaths, according to the HSE National Cancer Control Programme who today, Thursday, February 4th, World Cancer Day, reminded everyone…
Beyond the serious health consequences, the harmful use of alcohol brings significant social and economic losses to individuals and society at large in Ireland. The burden of alcohol harm is…
The Public Health (Alcohol) Bill contains a provision for structural separation of alcohol products in mixed retail outlets, such as supermarkets and convenience stores, which will mean that they will…
A comment by marketing expert, Dr Pat Kenny, on research commissioned by Alcohol Action Ireland and carried out by the Health Promotion Research Centre at NUI Galway. Introduction Alcohol is…
What is our current level of per capita alcohol consumption? Our current level of alcohol consumption, based on 2018 figures, is 11.01 litres of pure alcohol per person aged 15+,…
What is the background to the legal challenge to minimum unit pricing? The Scottish government decided to introduce minimum unit pricing (MUP) in 2012 in an effort to save lives…
Alcohol Action Ireland has said the judgement delivered by the European Court of Justice (ECJ), issued this morning, states that minimum unit pricing (MUP) for alcohol is not precluded by…
The Public Health (Alcohol) Bill has been published in full. View it here. Read Alcohol Action Ireland's statement on the Bill here. Read the Department of Health's statement on the…
The latest HRB figures show that almost two people died each day in Ireland during 2013 from poisoning, trauma or medical causes linked with drug use. A total of 679…