Did a meeting declared by both Drinks Ireland and Q4PR in the lobbying register take place? If so, we need to know why there is no record of it within…
As reported in the Irish Examiner, the chair of the Road Safety Authority board, Liz O’Donnell, has written to Taoiseach Leo Varadkar, Justice Minister Helen McEntee, Transport Minister Eamon Ryan,…
A failure to take on powerful food and alcohol industries is costing thousands of lives in Ireland every year, a Dáil committee was told today (Feb 14). Around 35,000 people…
To:An Taoiseach, Leo Varadkar, TDTánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs, Micheál Martin, TDMinister for the Environment, Climate, Communications and Transport, Eamon Ryan, TD As health, social and community organisations and…
16 November 2023 Despite public health risks highlighted, correspondence received under FOI shows no communication between Departments of Health and Justice in relation to public health concerns around Sale of…
10/10/23: Alcohol Action Ireland has expressed disappointment that the government has not taken the urgent action needed to address alcohol harm in today’s budget announcements. In its prebudget submission, AAI…
Campaign launched ahead of International Recovery Day of Sept 30, includes well-known recovery advocates Olympic boxer Kenneth Egan, Senator Frances Black and singer Mary Coughlan. Alcohol Action Ireland has launched a new initiative, Voices of Recovery, to…
Alcohol Action Ireland calls for ‘practical’ health and safety plan amid growing spates of violence and public disorder AAI is also calling for amendments to the Sale of Alcohol bill…
Alcohol Action Ireland’s pre-budget submission calls for: development of a ‘polluter pays’ model for alcohol taxation, funding for Office for Alcohol Harm Reduction and increased funding for treatment services. …
A comprehensive independent evaluation of the impact of minimum unit pricing (MUP) for alcohol in Scotland was published today. It found that MUP has had a positive impact on health outcomes, reducing deaths directly caused…