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…
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…
It is probably no surprise to say that alcohol harms permeate multiple areas of Irish society. Just some of these harms include the ill health of individuals with sadly over…
Guest blog by Dr Catherine Conlon A new report this month from the Lancet commission states that alcohol price controls should be among the steps used to reduce high alcohol…
Opinion piece first published in the Mayo News Treatment for alcohol problems has been in the news recently with the release of data from the Health Research Board (HRB) on…
Last week (15 July 2024) Alcohol Action Ireland drew attention to the continuing efforts of one of the world’s largest alcohol producers, Diageo, to engage our senior politicians in a campaign…
This week (July 1) once again saw the alcohol industry enjoy unquestioning media coverage of its activities in Ireland. The first story was the reporting of the turning of the…
7,000 people in the European WHO region die every day from preventable causes Enough is enough – those were the words of Dr Hans Henri P Kluge, the WHO regional…
Which is worse, covert cups of coffee with the alcohol industry or a PR stunt in full view of public glare? It’s a toss-up, because both have a chilling effect on…
The recently published Health Research Board report - Alcohol: availability, affordability, related harm, and policy in Ireland, pulls on a wide variety of data sources, which, when brought together paint a…