We need to reclaim sport from the drinks industry
As specialists in liver disease, my colleagues and I have seen at first hand the results of the increase in alcohol consumption of recent years. As a nation, we are…
Government needs to show leadership and put public health first by implementing all the proposed alcohol harm-reduction measures in the national strategy
Alcohol Action Ireland welcomes the Department of Health's indication that it will tackle the pricing, marketing and availability of alcohol Alcohol Action Ireland, the national charity for alcohol related issues,…
Sport cannot be intimately linked to alcohol, says Minister
New legislation banning drink sponsorship of sporting events was required because sport cannot be “so intimately related to drinking”, Minister of State for Trade and Development Joe Costellohas said. From…
Mixed reaction to proposed drinks sponsorship ban
Doctors have welcomed Government plans to address alcohol misuse, but sports chiefs have warned removing sponsorship by drinks groups could leave huge funding shortages. From the Irish Examiner Ministers are…
Cross-party group to fight proposed ban on alcohol sponsorship
A CROSS-party committee is set to oppose the banning of alcohol sponsorship of major sporting events such as the Heineken Cup, as cabinet divisions on the issue continue. From the…
Varadkar resists drink firm sports ban date
Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport Leo Varadkar is resisting moves to pinpoint a date by which drink firms should be banned from sponsoring big sporting events in a Government clampdown on…
College of Physicians worried about ‘catastrophic’ level of alcohol-related deaths
The Royal College of Physicians of Ireland says it welcomes the Government's proposals to curb the excessive consumption of alcohol in Ireland. From the Irish Examiner In a statement issued…
Roisin Shortall says link between sport and alcohol promotion needs to be broken
Labour's Roisin Shortall has said the link needs to be broken between sport and the promotion of alcohol. From RTE Speaking on RTÉ's News at One programme, Ms Shortall said…
Plan to ban alcohol sponsorship will hit rugby hard — IRFU chief
THE country's most senior rugby chief is against any blanket ban on alcohol companies sponsoring sporting events. From The Herald The Department of Health intends to proceed with a plan…
Varadkar to fight drink sponsorship ban
TRANSPORT and Sports Minister Leo Varadkar is set to fight plans to ban the alcohol sponsorship of major events like the Heineken Cup and the Guinness Galway Hurdle. From the Irish Independent Labour Junior Minister Alex White has…
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