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…
Just like the tobacco industry before it, the alcohol industry is adept at doing anything to protect its health-harming product – including denying the health risks associated with alcohol. For…
A statement from Drinks Ireland - the alcohol industry’s representative body - in relation to the alcohol marketing of zero products, once again utilizes the well-worn industry tactic of criticising…
The Government is preparing to publish the Intoxicating Liquor Bill 2024, which includes proposals to increase alcohol availability by extending licencing hours of all bars/restaurants from 11.30pm to 12.30am, facilitating…
Late last year, global harmful commodity giant Diageo, announced that its Irish alcohol brand Guinness was set to sponsor not only Ireland’s Six Nations male rugby team, but the women’s…
Guest Blog - Dr Cassey Muir, Population Health Sciences Institute, Newcastle University Children, young people, their families, teachers, and researchers at Newcastle University and Fuse have worked with an illustrator,…
Guest blog: Neil Dunne, research assistant with the Neurobehavioral Addiction Group within the Department of Public Health & Primary Care at the Institute of Population Health, School of Medicine, Trinity…