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Letter from Joe Barry, Alcohol Action Ireland Board Member

  • Post published:19/07/2012
  • Post category:News

From The Irish Times Sir,  – It is very regrettable that the Government appears to be caving in to lobbying from the drinks industry in relation to alcohol policy. One…

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MPs: Focus on alcohol health impact

  • Post published:19/07/2012
  • Post category:World News

Government plans to tackle problems with alcohol usage are too focused on public order problems and not enough on health issues, MPs said. The Government's alcohol strategy - which suggests that there should be a minimum alcohol unit pricing in England - lays too much

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Ministers are ‘playing politics with alcohol’

  • Post published:19/07/2012
  • Post category:News

The Government has sent a clear message to the drinks industry that their interests are being protected by putting the alcohol action plan on the

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Time to tackle Irish drink culture?

  • Post published:19/07/2012
  • Post category:News

Sir, – Your Editorial (“Minimum drinks price welcome”, July 16th) seems to fall victim to that old political fallacy: “Something must be done, this is something: therefore it must be done”.

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MPs push for tighter rules on alcohol ads and sponsorship

  • Post published:19/07/2012
  • Post category:World News

Commons health select committee warns drinks firms to do more to tackle the damage to health that their products causeTough curbs on alcohol advertising and a possible ban on drinks companies sponsoring sporting and cultural events are needed to r

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I will celebrate an immediate alcohol sponsor ban, but I won’t drink to it By Victoria White

  • Post published:19/07/2012
  • Post category:News

WE HAVE seen the line between what’s right and wrong, what’s good and bad. If you, the Government, go the wrong side of the line, we will know you are wrong and bad.

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Alcohol minimum pricing: SNP alcohol policy faces legal challenge from whisky industry

  • Post published:18/07/2012
  • Post category:World News

THE Scottish Government’s ­flagship proposal to introduce a minimum price for alcohol is to face a legal challenge from the drinks industry. A package of measures is expected to be outlined by the Scotch Whisky Ass

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Alcohol abuse: dry matter

  • Post published:18/07/2012
  • Post category:World News

The well-respected health committee of backbench MPs is not impressed by the government's strategy on drinking

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Russian upper house backs alcohol advertising ban

  • Post published:18/07/2012
  • Post category:World News

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Government unwilling to take on vested interests in drinks industry

  • Post published:18/07/2012
  • Post category:News

From the Irish Examiner Wednesday, July 18, 2012 WHEN the dust settled after the festival there had been 90 arrests, including a large number for assault and theft, 308 drug…

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