A conference looking at policies that could make a real difference to Ireland ’s relationship with alcohol takes place on Thursday, November 1, 2012 Alcohol Action Ireland is holding the conference…
Alcohol Action Ireland, the national charity for alcohol-related issues, has called on the Government to make the Action Plan on Alcohol produced by the Department of Health a top priority…
PRIMARY school teacher PJ O'Meara, in this piece on alcohol industry sponsorship of sports, argues that "we owe it to this generation of young people to protect them from a particularly…
WHEN it comes to the debate surrounding alcohol sponsorship and sports, the burden of proof should be on the drinks industry argues Dr Bobby Smyth, Child and Adolescent Pyschiatrist with the…
TOM McGurk, the respected Irish journalist, radio presenter and sports broadcaster, will speak at Alcohol Action Ireland's conference on Thursday, November 1. Mr McGurk, well-known as the host of RTE'…
Alcohol Action Ireland recently released the first in a series of fact sheets. Getting The Facts Right On Minimum Pricing is a two-sided fact sheet that answers all the key…
Centra statement: Centra takes that the sale and promotion of alcohol extremely seriously and has instructed the Centra retailers concerned to immediately withdraw the communication. This local promotion was in…
MINISTER Roisin Shorthall has reiterated her commitment to phasing out of alcohol sponsorship of sports in Ireland as part of an overhaul of alcohol marketing, a key recommendation of the…
THE recent “My World Survey” from youth mental health charity Headstrong highlights just how pervasive alcohol use is generally among teenagers and the link between harmful drinking and mental health…
SCOTLAND last week took a major step towards the introduction of minimum pricing, with the announcement that, from next April, alcohol sold there will cost a minimum of 50p per…