Irish government the perfect mixer for alcohol industry
Ease of access to corridors of power in Ireland enables alcohol industry to drive harms and inequities in a political and economic system that privileges corporations at the expense of…
Press release: Who cares about cancer when there’s profit to be made? Certainly not the alcohol industry
Alcohol Action Ireland press release, December 4, 2024 With political parties about to start the horse trading to form the next coalition, during what is EU Alcohol Harm Awareness Week,…
Europe’s Beating Cancer Plan: How Big Alcohol lobbying diluted a historic public health breakthrough
Guest Blog by Emil Juslin, Director of Advocacy at IOGT-NTO Europe’s Beating Cancer Plan, and the following BECA report in the European Parliament were initially groundbreaking initiatives on European alcohol…
Press release: Groundswell of support for Office for Alcohol Harm Reduction underlines its potential to transform our nation’s health
Alcohol Action Ireland press release, November 25, 2024 Alcohol Action Ireland (AAI) notes the prominent position given to health in all the main parties’ General Election manifestos, which is not…
All publicity is good publicity for alcohol industry as it uses zero-alcohol products to circumvent public health rules
Introduction Alcohol is advertised to us in a variety of ways. Sponsorship at sports and music events, products promoted in our favourite movies and TV shows, and displays in shops…
Claims and ‘counter’ claims – Alcohol industry’s internal disagreements regarding Sale of Alcohol Bill highlight ill-considered nature of proposed legislation
Newly obtained documents show representatives of the pub trade and restaurant sector at odds with each other over just who gets to sell the extra alcohol In October 2022 the…
Fear, love and omerta in the home
Children the victims of alcohol harm’s collateral damage A third of children in Ireland are living with a parent who regularly binge drinks or is dependent on alcohol and a…