Public Health (Alcohol) Bill: Availability
The Public Health (Alcohol) Bill contains a provision for structural separation of alcohol products in mixed retail outlets, such as supermarkets and convenience stores, which will mean that they will…
Children’s exposure to alcohol marketing in Ireland
A comment by marketing expert, Dr Pat Kenny, on research commissioned by Alcohol Action Ireland and carried out by the Health Promotion Research Centre at NUI Galway. Introduction Alcohol is…
How much are we really drinking?
What is our current level of per capita alcohol consumption? Our current level of alcohol consumption, based on 2018 figures, is 11.01 litres of pure alcohol per person aged 15+,…
Minimum Unit Pricing and the European Court of Justice Judgement
What is the background to the legal challenge to minimum unit pricing? The Scottish government decided to introduce minimum unit pricing (MUP) in 2012 in an effort to save lives…
Minimum unit pricing is a much more targeted, effective measure than excise duty
Alcohol Action Ireland has said the judgement delivered by the European Court of Justice (ECJ), issued this morning, states that minimum unit pricing (MUP) for alcohol is not precluded by…
Public Health (Alcohol) Bill published in full
The Public Health (Alcohol) Bill has been published in full. View it here. Read Alcohol Action Ireland's statement on the Bill here. Read the Department of Health's statement on the…
Alcohol was involved in 137 (35%) poisoning deaths in 2013, more than any other single drug
The latest HRB figures show that almost two people died each day in Ireland during 2013 from poisoning, trauma or medical causes linked with drug use. A total of 679…
Govt approves groundbreaking legislation to tackle alcohol misuse — Varadkar
Statement from the Department of Health Minimum Unit Pricing to tackle cheap alcohol set at 10c/gram of alcohol Strict separation of alcohol products in outlets Compulsory health labelling on drinks…
Alcohol Action Ireland welcomes the publication of the Public Health Alcohol Bill
“The Public Health Alcohol Bill is a landmark piece of legislation and a critical first step in addressing one of our most significant public health problems. Alcohol misuse claims three…
Irish children are exposed to large volumes of alcohol marketing, research finds
More than 90% of children reported that they were exposed to traditional, or offline, alcohol advertisements in the week prior to the study and more than half saw four or…
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