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Alcohol Action Ireland press release, Tuesday, 4 August 2026 Alcohol Action Ireland (AAI), the national independent advocate to reduce alcohol harm, has today published it pre-Budget 2027 submission that calls

Alcohol Action Ireland press release, Wednesday, 22 July 2026 With the number of people killed on Irish roads this year 10% higher than for the same period last year –

Alcohol Action Ireland press release, Wednesday, 24 June 2026 Alcohol Action Ireland (AAI), the national independent advocate to reduce alcohol harm, welcomes the increase in the numbers who accessed alcohol treatment

Alcohol Action Ireland press release, Wednesday, 17 June 2026 Alcohol Action Ireland (AAI), the national independent advocate to reduce alcohol harm, welcomes today’s publication of two reports from the Health

Alcohol Action Ireland press release, Wednesday, 27 May 2026 Alcohol Action Ireland (AAI), the national independent advocate to reduce alcohol harm, welcomes tomorrow’s Second Stage introduction of the Public Health

Alcohol Action Ireland press release, Tuesday, 12 May 2026 Alcohol Action Ireland (AAI), the national independent advocate to reduce alcohol harm, will tomorrow (Wednesday, 13 May) appear before the Joint

Alcohol Action Ireland press release, Thursday, 30 April 2026 Alcohol Action Ireland (AAI), the national independent advocate to reduce alcohol harm, welcomes the publication of the Lancet Commission on Liver

Alcohol Action Ireland press release, Monday, 27 April 2026 Alcohol Action Ireland (AAI), the national independent advocate to reduce alcohol harm, along with Dr Eoin Fogarty, AAI board member and

Alcohol Action Ireland press release, Monday, 13 April 2026 Alcohol Action Ireland (AAI), the national independent advocate to reduce alcohol harm, welcomes the vote by members of the Irish Medical

Alcohol Action Ireland press release, Tuesday, 31 March 2026 Alcohol Action Ireland (AAI), the national independent advocate to reduce alcohol harm, welcomes today’s (Tuesday, 31 March) vote by Association of

Alcohol Action Ireland press release, Thursday, 19 March 2026 Alcohol Action Ireland (AAI), the national independent advocate to reduce alcohol harm, notes with concern the renewed call to extend alcohol

Alcohol Action Ireland press release, Wednesday, 11 March 2026 Ahead of the St Patrick’s bank holiday weekend, when Ireland’s pubs and roads are busier than usual, Alcohol Action Ireland (AAI),

Alcohol Action Ireland press release, Monday, 2 March 2026 Alcohol Action Ireland (AAI) chairperson Prof Frank Murray (Consultant and chairperson of the European Health Alliance on Alcohol) will be at

Alcohol Action Ireland press release, Monday, 16 February 2026 With the nation once again subject to saturation alcohol marketing during the daytime television coverage of Saturday’s Six Nations rugby match

Alcohol Action Ireland press release, Wednesday, 4 February 2026. Alcohol Action Ireland (AAI), the national independent advocate to reduce alcohol harm, welcomes the announcement on 3 February that Wales has

Alcohol Action Ireland press release (Thursday, 29 January 2026 ) Alcohol Action Ireland (AAI), the national independent advocate to reduce alcohol harm, has published an updated edition of its dial-moving

Alcohol Action Ireland press release, Monday, 19 January 2026 Alcohol Action Ireland (AAI), the national independent advocate to reduce alcohol harm, along with a representative from its initiative Silent Voices,

Alcohol Action Ireland press release, Thursday, 18 December 2025 Alcohol Action Ireland (AAI), the national independent advocate to reduce alcohol harm, notes the tragic and unacceptable number of people killed

Alcohol Action Ireland press release, Friday, 12 December 2025 Alcohol Action Ireland (AAI), the national independent advocate to reduce alcohol harm, notes with concern the recent comments attributed to Minister

Alcohol Action Ireland press release, Wednesday, 10 December 2025 On the day that Australia’s world-leading under-16 social media ban due to child safety concerns came into effect, Alcohol Action Ireland

Alcohol Action Ireland press release, Wednesday 3 December 2025 To mark the United Nations’ international campaign, 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence, Alcohol Action Ireland (AAI), the national independent advocate

Alcohol Action Ireland press release, Monday 10 November 2025 Alcohol Action Ireland (AAI), the national independent advocate for reducing alcohol harm, is proud to announce the launch of End the Silence

Alcohol Action Ireland press release, Wednesday 22 October 2025 Alcohol Action Ireland (AAI), the national independent advocate for reducing alcohol harm, welcomes the news that Minister for Justice, Home Affairs

Alcohol Action Ireland press release, Tuesday October 14 2025 Alcohol Action Ireland (AAI), the national independent advocate to reduce alcohol harm, welcomes today’s launch of the World Health Organization’s (WHO)

Alcohol Action Ireland press release, Tuesday, 7 October 2025 Alcohol Action Ireland (AAI), the national independent advocate to reduce alcohol harm, is disappointed by the government’s decision not to increase

Alcohol Action Ireland press release, Wednesday, 1 October, 2025 With a new national strategy to tackle domestic, sexual and gender-based violence (DSGBV) due next year, and with the Programme for

Thursday 25 September 2025 Alcohol Action Ireland (AAI), the national independent advocate to reduce alcohol harm, welcomes today’s first-stage introduction in Dáil Éireann of the Public Health (Alcohol) (Amendment) Bill

Alcohol Action Ireland press release, Thursday 18 September 2025 With September marking the return to student life for many young people, Alcohol Action Ireland (AAI), the national independent advocate to

Alcohol Action Ireland press release, Monday, 1 September, 2025 Alcohol Action Ireland (AAI), the national independent advocate to reduce alcohol harm, is disappointed but not surprised by Drinks Industry Group

Alcohol Action Ireland press release, Wednesday 20 August 2025 With US tariffs sending shockwaves through the Irish economy and ahead of Budget 2026, which Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform

Alcohol Action Ireland press release, Thursday 31 July, 2025 Alcohol Action Ireland (AAI), the national independent advocate to reduce alcohol harm, notes with concern the figures contained in the Health Research

Alcohol Action Ireland press release, 23 July 2025 Alcohol Action Ireland (AAI), the national independent advocate to reduce alcohol harm, is disappointed with the news that the government has taken

Alcohol Action Ireland press release, Monday 21 July 2025 Alcohol Action Ireland welcomes the publication of the independent evaluation of the National Drugs Strategy, Reducing Harm, Supporting Recovery, 2017-2025. Data

Alcohol Action Ireland press release, Friday 18 July 2025 Alcohol Action Ireland (AAI), the national independent advocate to reduce alcohol harm, notes the upcoming government decision on whether to delay

Alcohol Action Ireland press release, Tuesday 15 July 2025 Alcohol Action Ireland (AAI), the national independent advocate to reduce alcohol harm, notes the article in today Irish Times (https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2025/07/15/health-labelling-on-alcoholic-drinks-set-to-be-deferred-until-2029/) stating

Alcohol Action Ireland press release, Wednesday 25 June, 2025 Alcohol Action Ireland (AAI), the national independent advocate to reduce alcohol harm, finds it outrageous that Minister for Enterprise Peter Burke

Alcohol Action Ireland press release, Thursday 19 June 2025 Alcohol Action Ireland (AAI), the national independent advocate to reduce alcohol harm, is bewildered by this morning’s Dáil statement by Minister of

Alcohol Action Ireland press release, Tuesday June 17 , 2025 Alcohol Action Ireland (AAI), the national independent advocate to reduce alcohol harm, is disappointed but not surprised by the alcohol

Alcohol Action Ireland press release, Wednesday, June 4, 2025 Alcohol Action Ireland (AAI), the national independent advocate to reduce alcohol harm, welcomes the findings regarding alcohol in the Health Behaviour

Alcohol Action Ireland press release, Thursday, 22 May 2025 Ahead of another big few days of sport this weekend, Alcohol Action Ireland (AAI) is releasing its second and final report

Alcohol Action Ireland press release, Friday 16 May 2025 Alcohol Action Ireland (AAI) is delighted to announce the next Voices of Recover CommunityConcert, which takes place on Saturday May 24th

Alcohol Action Ireland press release, Wednesday 14 May 2025 A coalition of representatives from public health, medicine and business will brief TDs and Senators at Leinster House tomorrow (Thursday) over

Alcohol Action Ireland press release, Thursday 1 May 2025 Alcohol Action Ireland (AAI), the national independent advocate to reduce alcohol harm, is shocked by comments made by Tánaiste Simon Harris today

Alcohol Action Ireland press release, Thursday May 1 2025 With this weekend’s May bank holiday coming a mere two weeks after the Easter bank holiday, when the HSE had to

Alcohol Action Ireland press release, Thursday 24 April 2025  More than 75 health, social and community organisations, academics and advocates have come together to voice strong opposition to the mooted

Alcohol Action Ireland press release, Thursday 17 April, 2025 With gardai and first responders gearing up for another busy bank holiday weekend, which are known to be associated with increased

Alcohol Action Ireland press release, Monday, 7 April 2025 Alcohol Action Ireland (AAI), the national independent advocate to reduce alcohol harm, notes with dismay and concern recent comments by Minister

Weds, 2 April, 2025 With domestic violence incidents reported to gardai showing a 10% year-on-year rise since 2021 to more than 65,000 cases last year, Alcohol Action Ireland (AAI), the

Ahead of the St Patrick’s Day Bank Holiday weekend, which has become a byword for excess alcohol consumption, Alcohol Action Ireland (AAI) notes the recent comments by Minister for Health

Alcohol Action Ireland press release, Thursday February 20, 2025 In another week when the safety of Ireland’s towns and cities at night was once again being called into question, Alcohol

Alcohol Action Ireland press release, Tuesday February 4, 2025 Alcohol Action Ireland (AAI) watched with exasperation at the amount of Guinness branding inside the Aviva stadium during Ireland’s Six Nations

Alcohol Action Ireland (AAI) notes the publication of the draft Programme for Government and the welcome commitment to ‘continue to tackle harmful alcohol consumption through effective regulations.’ According to the

Alcohol Action Ireland (AAI) welcomes the broadcast watershed ban on television and radio alcohol advertising which comes into force tomorrow (Friday, January 10). The watershed – Section 19 of the

Alcohol Action Ireland press release, December 4, 2024 With political parties about to start the horse trading to form the next coalition, during what is EU Alcohol Harm Awareness Week,

Alcohol Action Ireland press release, November 25, 2024 Alcohol Action Ireland (AAI) notes the prominent position given to health in all the main parties’ General Election manifestos, which is not

Alcohol Action Ireland press release,18 Nov 2024 Next government must establish an Office for Alcohol Harm Reduction Alcohol Action Ireland (AAI) welcomes the upcoming General Election as an opportunity for

18 Oct 2024 Alcohol Action Ireland warmly welcomes reports that Minimum Unit Pricing (MUP) looks set to be introduced in Northern Ireland. MUP is an evidence-based public health measure which

Alcohol Action Ireland (AAI) is disappointed by the government’s decision not to increase excise duties on alcohol in today’s budget. The decision means this is 11th year in succession that

Alcohol Action Ireland (AAI) notes with concern the latest Health Research Board (HRB) figures outlining drug and alcohol-related poisoning deaths for 2021, which were published today, Sept 25.           . The

Alcohol Action Ireland press release, 3 September, 2024 Alcohol Action Ireland has expressed deep concern about reports that the Minister for Justice, Helen McEntee, is intending to publish legislation to

Alcohol Action Ireland Press Release, 6 August, 2024  Government must consider increase in alcohol excise duty to reduce road fatalities  Alcohol Action Ireland (AAI) notes with concern the continuing tragic rise

Alcohol Action Ireland Press Release: Wednesday 24 July 2024  Alcohol Action Ireland (AAI) notes with concern the figures contained in the Health Research Board’s (HRB) alcohol treatment report for 2023, published

A majority of drinkers in Ireland consume alcohol in a manner that is risky to their health On the first day of Men’s Health Week 2024, Alcohol Action Ireland is

Alcohol Action Ireland media release 31 May 2024 For immediate release: Election hopefuls urged to commit to evidence-based policies when in office and shun engagement with alcohol industry Alcohol Action

AAI is calling on Minister Helen McEntee to serve the public interest and carry out long-awaited Health Impact Assessment of the Sale of Alcohol bill   29 May 2024 We

Increased availability of alcohol leads to increased harms, warns HRB  Ireland is an “alcogenic environment” where, despite the many harms, alcohol use is interlinked in many aspects of our lives

Thursday, April 11, 2024 Ireland is drinking 10% less than it did prior to the implementation of world-leading laws to help curb alcohol harm, new figures have revealed.  Alcohol consumption figures

Wed, March 20, 2024    Ireland’s world-leading law is clear – commercial communication that directly or indirectly promotes alcohol using any trade description, i.e. trademark or emblem, is prohibited   The alcohol

22 February 2024 Alcohol Action Ireland (AAI)’s new initiative, Voices of Recovery, aims to harness the lived experience of people in recovery from alcohol to drive policy change An event

February 8, 2024. More than 65 health, social and community organisations, academics and advocates, have come together to voice strong opposition to proposed measures in the Sale of Alcohol bill

 January 18, 2024   Road deaths likely to increase if trading hours increase as proposed   AAI is expressing deep concern about road safety and increased opening hours for pubs and clubs,

Media Release 13 Dec 2023 6 in 10 women are worried about on street violence, independent survey data finds Polling data from Ireland Thinks, carried out on behalf of Alcohol

The data comes as Alcohol Action Ireland is this Friday formally launching its Voices of Recovery initiative with an evening of music and arts headlined by the prestigious Dublin Gospel

Alcohol Action Ireland (AAI) welcomes reports that Minister for Health, Stephen Donnelly has signed the commencement order of Section 19 of the Public Health (Alcohol) Act 2018 (PHAA) which places

24 Oct 2023 Research has found that 25% of adults in Ireland – almost 1 million people – experienced living with a problem drinker as a child, an event hosted

Alcohol Action Ireland Media release 5 Sept 2023 Urgent action needed to address alcohol harm in the budget Global alcohol giants are making enormous profits from their sales in Ireland

Men’s Health Forum in Ireland launches the annual Men’s Health Week today (Monday, 12th June).   Commencing the Monday before Father’s Day and rounding up the day of Father’s Day