Supporting children and families in Ireland
Alcohol Action Ireland has in recent weeks responded to national consultations relating to the lives of children and families. Although we do not provide services, as the national advocate for…
Are women getting the health risk message around alcohol use? #ChooseToChallenge
This International Women’s Day, we ask, are women getting the public health messages they need around alcohol, or is the industry noise all they can hear? It’s a day to…
International Children of Alcoholics Week
This week (14 – 20 February 2021) is International Children of Alcoholics week (#COAWeek2021), founded and organised by UK charity NACOA (National Association for Children of Alcoholics). The annual campaign…
The ‘lethal interaction’ of alcohol and COVID-19
Alcohol consumption and how it interacts with COVID-19 across a range of individual and societal dimensions represent a “major public health challenge”, a comprehensive new report on the topic has…
Ireland’s first ever seminar on Korsakoff’s Syndrome
The challenges and opportunities for a Forgotten Population. Organised by Neurological Alliance of Ireland, Bloomfield Mental Health Services and Alcohol Action Ireland, this event took place, virtually, on Friday, 6 Nov 2020, and…
Just how widespread and pervasive is alcohol in children’s lives?
Over the past number of months, Alcohol Action Ireland (AAI) has contributed to a range of consultations[1], media articles[2], research initiatives[3] and other advocacy efforts in relation to children and…
Ireland can’t wait any longer for the North – it must lead.
Public health demands commencement of minimum unit pricing must proceed. Public health alcohol policy, framed by the Public Health Alcohol Act, enacted minimum pricing for alcohol products as a proven…
Progress on the introduction of Minimum Unit Pricing for Alcohol in Northern Ireland
Alcohol Action Ireland, the independent advocate for reducing alcohol harm, welcome the announcement today (29 July) from Northern Ireland Health Minister, Robin Swann, of his commitment to holding a full…
Growing concern about the volumes of alcohol being brought into Irish homes.
Since the outset of the COVID-19 lockdown in mid-March, we have been monitoring all available public trade data , mainly from Nielsen and Kantar; two significant trends emerging are both…
We have to talk about the trauma to our children
There has been much talk of the issues arising from Covid-19 and the measures we are collectively taking to mitigate its impact. Of particular concern to Alcohol Action Ireland are…