A statement from Drinks Ireland - the alcohol industry’s representative body - in relation to the alcohol marketing of zero products, once again utilizes the well-worn industry tactic of criticising…
Wed, March 20, 2024 Ireland’s world-leading law is clear - commercial communication that directly or indirectly promotes alcohol using any trade description, i.e. trademark or emblem, is prohibited The alcohol…
Did a meeting declared by both Drinks Ireland and Q4PR in the lobbying register take place? If so, we need to know why there is no record of it within…
As reported in the Irish Examiner, the chair of the Road Safety Authority board, Liz O’Donnell, has written to Taoiseach Leo Varadkar, Justice Minister Helen McEntee, Transport Minister Eamon Ryan,…
The Government is preparing to publish the Intoxicating Liquor Bill 2024, which includes proposals to increase alcohol availability by extending licencing hours of all bars/restaurants from 11.30pm to 12.30am, facilitating…
Late last year, global harmful commodity giant Diageo, announced that its Irish alcohol brand Guinness was set to sponsor not only Ireland’s Six Nations male rugby team, but the women’s…
22 February 2024 Alcohol Action Ireland (AAI)’s new initiative, Voices of Recovery, aims to harness the lived experience of people in recovery from alcohol to drive policy change An event…
A failure to take on powerful food and alcohol industries is costing thousands of lives in Ireland every year, a Dáil committee was told today (Feb 14). Around 35,000 people die…