Our apathy towards alcohol harm is doing our children and young people a great disservice
WE should be striving to give children and young people every opportunity we can, including the opportunity to have fun and enjoy their formative years. Those of us who no…
Letter from the Alcohol Health Alliance on the real cost of alcohol in Ireland
The Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children, chaired by Jerry Buttimer TD, has finished its work on the Public Health (Alcohol) Bill 2015. It has recommended the introduction of a…
Doctors welcome Health Committee Report on Alcohol Legislation
Doctors have welcomed a report published today on the Public Health (Alcohol) Bill 2015 by the Joint Committee on Health and Children which supports the introduction of a minimum unit…
New alcohol legislation must include provision for robust labelling and code of conduct: Health Committee
New legislation on alcohol labelling should be treated in a similar fashion to tobacco legislation, to include clear, graphic and standardised health warnings for maximum effect, according to the Oireachtas…
Varadkar calls for Europe-wide action on alcohol at Council of Ministers
Speaking at the EPSCO Council of Ministers meeting in Luxembourg this morning, Minister for Health Leo Varadkar called on the European Commission to bring forward a European Strategy to tackle…
NGOs resign from Health Forum as European Commission ignores Member State and European Parliament calls for Alcohol Strategy
Public Health NGOs, including Alcohol Action Ireland, have today resigned from the EU Alcohol and Health Forum, following the announcement by Commissioner Andriukaitis that he has no plans to establish…
Alcohol Advertising And Sponsorship In Formula One: A Dangerous Cocktail
A new report which presents data on the extent of alcohol advertising during the 2014 Formula One (F1) Monaco Grand Prix together with an analysis of F1 teams' sponsorship by…
“Ireland has a serious problem — we drink too much overall and binge drink a lot” – Minister for Health, Leo Varadkar
Seanad Statement Alcohol Awareness and related issues Minister for Health – Leo Varadkar, T.D. 12th May 2015 Introduction I would like to thank the House for raising this issue and…
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