Beer ‘cheaper than water’ in shops
BEER is cheaper than water in many Irish supermarkets. From Independent.ie Consumers can buy a bottle of beer for as little as 50c while a small bottle of water can…
Campaigning for Change Seminar
Evidence-based solutions for alcohol harm Alcohol Action Ireland, the national charity for alcohol-related issues, invites you to attend a free campaigning seminar for organisations interested in alcohol-related issues, at 6.30…
EU has ‘highest’ level of alcohol use and related harm
Europe has the perception that there is a safe level of alcohol consumption, but the truth is there's no such thing, argues Lars Møller. From The Parliament Every drink, whatever…
GPs in new safe drinking initiative
GPs will be able to show patients what a standard drinks measure is under a new alcohol initiative being launched by the Irish College of General Practitioners (ICGP). From irishhealth.com…
Protecting young people from alcohol marketing
In Ireland there is no statutory regulation of alcohol marketing, only voluntary codes. The codes themselves do not adequately address digital marketing - one of the most potent channels for…
Minimum alcohol pricing may actually reduce health inequalities
It is oft argued by libertarian think-tanks that introducing minimum pricing for alcohol would lead to moderate drinkers, particularly those from low socio-economic status backgrounds, suffering disproportionately. Indeed, this was…
860 fewer people would be killed by alcohol every year if minimum pricing was introduced
IRELAND IS SET to introduce minimum pricing for alcohol in the near future. But how will it affect the average resident? The fist study to consider just that has thrown…
Minimum pricing for alcohol: Reducing health inequalities without penalising responsible drinkers
When the UK Government abandoned its proposal to introduce minimum unit pricing for alcohol in July 2013, it argued there was a lack of concrete evidence that the policy would…
Difficult choices will have to be made if we want to tackle our drink problem
The danger associated with excessive alcohol consumption is under the public spotlight again following at least one tragic death linked to the 'neknomination' craze; a crush outside a 'Messy Mondays'…
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