Expert analysis: Alcohol and cancer
Guest blog by Dr Breeda Neville Alcohol and cancer Cancer is now the leading cause of death in Ireland. It is responsible for almost 1/3 of all deaths each year1.…
Ireland’s success in decreasing alcohol consumption is not to be sniffed at – it has nothing to do with cocaine
No evidence to claim Irish people are substituting cocaine for alcohol Recently, provisional datasets from Ireland’s Revenue Commissioners indicated that alcohol consumption had decreased slightly to 9.45 litres per capita…
Government must get its Act together to give PHAA the renewed impetus it requires
Why the Public Health (Alcohol) Act is more relevant than ever On 10 March 2015, in front of the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children, expert medical witnesses described…
A symbol of truth – why alcohol industry is hellbent on keeping people in the dark over risk of FASD
This is the simple message the alcohol industry does not want you to see – a warning symbol to inform the public of the danger of alcohol consumption when pregnant.…
Power, influence and misinformation – alcohol industry opposition to public health measures
Introduction The alcohol industry is a multi-billion-euro sector with considerable influence to shape government policy, public perception, cultural norms, and consumer behaviour through the power they wield with the media…
Alcohol industry using every dirty trick in the playbook to muddy the waters around labelling
On Wednesday, 3 October 2018, one of the most researched, analysed, and debated pieces of legislation in the history of the Irish state made its final journey through Dáil Eireann.…
Booze-up at the Aviva underlines dark nature of alcohol sponsorship of sport
On the afternoon of Tuesday 4th February 2025, RTÉs ‘Liveline’ show was inundated with calls from Irish rugby fans raising concerns about the scale of alcohol consumption at that weekend’s…
Alcohol control enforcement in Ireland: A paper tiger
Guest blog by Dr Frank Houghton, Director of Social Sciences ConneXions, Technological University of the Shannon Alcohol represents a clear threat to health and well-being both in Ireland and globally.…
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…
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…
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