Alcohol a Factor in 38% of Collisions Between 2008 and 2012
A new report from the Road Safety Authority (RSA) has revealed that between 2008 and 2012, alcohol was a contributory factor in 38% of all fatal collisions. The report, the…
Formula One puts Heineken in the driving seat
40 public health and civil society organisations from around the world, including Alcohol Action Ireland, are calling for an end to alcohol sponsorship in F1. Heineken recently launched their new…
Alcohol Policy in Practice Course, Stirling, 5-8th September 2016
This course from the UK Centre for Tobacco and Alcohol Studies will feature inputs from Prof. Paul Cairney; Dr. John Holmes; Prof. Gerard Hastings; Prof. Jeff Collin; Dr. Carol Emslie;…
Turning a spotlight on ‘Hidden Harm’
Students at Meanscoil Gharman have unveiled a billboard in Enniscorthy, Co Wexford, to highlight the serious problem of the 'Hidden Harm' associated with harmful alcohol consumption. “The Meanscoil Gharman students…
Public Health (Alcohol) Bill: Labelling
Consumers should have the right to make informed decisions about the products they purchase, especially those, such as alcohol, which can be harmful to their health. Health warnings are now…
Men’s Health Week 2016
If a man is drinking too much alcohol then it can have a significant impact on his health and wellbeing. Though alcohol and sports are often seen to go hand…
An urgent opportunity to reduce alcohol harm in Ireland
A letter to the editor from the Alcohol Health Alliance on the new Government and the Public Health (Alcohol) Bill: Dear Editor, We welcome the Government commitment to enacting the…
Making the healthy choice an easier one will not turn Ireland into a Nanny State
People looking at the recently published Nanny State Index would do well to ask who really has their best interests at heart before accepting that Ireland is one of 'the…
Irish efforts to reduce alcohol-related harm should not be blocked
Read the letter that The European Association for the Study of the Liver and five other European health organisations, including Alcohol Action Ireland, wrote to the EU Commission Vice-President Timmermans…
We need to protect young people from drink culture
A CHILD’S birthday party that spiralled out of control due to the actions of a number of drunk teenagers made for quite a cautionary tale in a recent edition of…
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