Prof. Frank Murray on Sale of Alcohol Bill
Proposed Sale of Alcohol Bill…Wrong direction of travel for Ireland. Prof Frank Murray, Chair Alcohol Health Alliance Ireland The proposed Sale of Alcohol Bill contains measures which, if enacted as…
Children have a right to a childhood free from alcohol harm – that right is not being upheld
Ireland is this week being examined by the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child on its progress in upholding children and young people’s rights. This is a hugely…
Polluter pays is a great idea – now let’s start charging the alcohol industry
News that cigarette manufacturers are to be charged for the cost of cleaning up cigarette butt litter made the headlines in recent weeks and was universally welcomed as the right…
Blog: The use of negative language dehumanises people with dependency problems
Language & stigma How we talk about people who have problems with alcohol and other drugs directly affect those living with dependency issues. Research clearly indicates that using the right…
Language & stigma
How we talk about people who have problems with alcohol and other drugs directly affect those living with dependency issues. Research clearly indicates that using the right language can improve…
The slow creep of ‘alibi’ marketing: is alcohol brand promotion circumventing the law?
A recent newspaper article has drawn attention to a new departure for alcohol brands whereby zero alcohol products are displayed outside dedicated alcohol areas in shops and supermarkets. Similarly, there…
Third National Strategy on Domestic, Sexual & Gender-Based Violence ignores alcohol harm.
This week saw the launch of the Third National Strategy on Domestic, Sexual & Gender-Based Violence 2022-2026. The strategy took more than a year to complete and there was wide consultation, in…
Mind the Gap: barriers to alcohol treatment services in Ireland
This week Alcohol Action Ireland convened a panel of experts with voices from those in recovery, service providers and research to discuss the significant gap between alcohol treatment provision and…
Behavioural science mantra of ‘acting responsibly’ is failing and enabling corporate obstructionism.
In a recently published working paper: The i-frame and the s-frame: how focusing on the individual-level solutions has led behavioural public policy astray, co-authored by Nick Chater & George Loewenstein,…
Why aren’t we willing to protect children from profiling and targeting by corporate forces selling harmful products such as alcohol, betting and junk food?
The Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2022 (OSMR) is currently making its way through the houses of the Oireachtas. It is a long-awaited piece of legislation that will do…
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