There is comprehensive evidence that shows extending opening hours leads to an increase in domestic violence (DV). There are also links between DV & big sporting events, with the associated increased alcohol consumption & highly charged nature of such events www.irishexaminer.com/news/politic...

Alcohol harm costs Ireland 2.5% of GDP annually - for 2024 that's around €14bn. Excise brings in only €1.2bn & as @simonharrisireland.bsky.social noted there has been no increase since 2014. Alcohol excise must be increased by at least 15% & linked to inflation www.irishexaminer.com/business/eco...

That so many different alcohol producers added health info labels to their products before it had become mandatory shows just how easily labelling can be done. Industry's issue isn't the label itself, it's the facts on the label. There can be no further delay to this vital public health legislation.

"It's not our culture to have bright pink alcopops that are 9% alcohol and appealing to young people." @maizie333.bsky.social, Dr Chris van Tulleken and Dr Xand van Tulleken on how the alcohol industry manipulates public discourse & policy on alcohol. Listen now ⬇️ www.bbc.com/audio/play/p...

A recent poll on alcohol labelling shows a government out of step with its voters, particularly Fine Gael – whose ministers were the driving force behind the delay to introducing labelling – with more than 3 in 4 FG voters supporting labelling. READ MORE ⬇️ alcoholireland.ie/polling-show...

If banning sunbeds is a 'no-brainer' due to cancer risk, then another no-brainer is to stand firm & introduce alcohol health info labels. Alcohol causes 1,000 cancers a year. Labels allow people make informed decisions about drinking. www.rte.ie/news/politic...

Despite the industry scaremongering, many wine producers have already adjusted to putting health info labels on bottles set for the Irish market - labels can already be found on multiple products in shops. Why seek to delay what is already law? #stickwithlabels

While blaming Ireland's cocaine issue on cost of alcohol may make a provocative read, it's logical fallacy. There's no evidence decreasing alcohol use is causing increased cocaine use nor that they're linked @unamullally.bsky.social @mattcooperlastword.bsky.social alcoholireland.ie/irelands-suc...

The Public Health (Alcohol) Act will struggle to achieve its stated aims as long as some important aspects of the Act are still not operational & others are being undermined by loopholes. Time for government to get its Act together! READ MORE ⬇️ alcoholireland.ie/government-m...

Health Minister Jennifer Carroll MacNeill must stand firm in the face of colleagues' confusion around alcohol health info labels. Labelling is agreed policy. Any move to backtrack puts industry profits before health & wellbeing of Irish people. #stickwithlabels alcoholireland.ie/press-releas...

Why do we have a scenario where Ireland and its taxpayers are funding the costs of the alcohol industry’s downstream damage? Increasing alcohol excise duties is win-win: it helps reduce alcohol harms & raises valuable revenue for the Irish Exchequer www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2025...

If the cost of alcohol harm was paid for from people’s personal taxes such as Income Tax, USC & PRSI, more than 34c per € paid by every taxpayer in Ireland would go to covering it. Govt must stop giving alcohol industry a free pass & increase excise duties alcoholireland.ie/press-releas...

Great @irishtimes.com letter by @ralphhurleyodwyer.bsky.social summing up exactly why Govt must increase alcohol excise duties in next Budget. Each year, alcohol costs Ireland billions in healthcare, policing & lost productivity. Alcohol taxation reduces consumption while also raising vital revenue

The alcohol industry is a multi-billion-euro sector with influence to shape government policy, public perception, cultural norms & consumer behaviour through the power it wields with the media & at the highest levels of government. READ MORE 👇 alcoholireland.ie/power-influe...

Voices of Recovery's Community Concert Dublin (Sat, May 24) will feature an array of talent aiming to raise awareness of the issues faced by those in recovery from alcohol harm through the power of music, poetry & storytelling. We hope to see you there! alcoholireland.ie/press-releas...

Great piece by Sara Burke of TCD School of Medicine & Norah Campbell of TCD Business School outlining how Simon Harris' position on alcohol labelling is the "dream outcome" for the alcohol industry. #stickwithlabels www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/comm...

In the Public Health (Alcohol) Act, government already has the tools to reduce hospital trolley congestion by reducing alcohol consumption at a population level - all government needs to do now is stop deferring to industry & implement the legislation fully. alcoholireland.ie/press-releas...

The latest industry salvo on health information labelling of alcohol products is part of a long-running campaign using every tactic available to torpedo these measures & keep people in the dark to the risks associated with consuming alcohol. READ OUR LATEST BLOG👇 alcoholireland.ie/alcohol-indu...

In today's @irishtimes.com Prof Frank Murray outlines how Irish people have a right to know the inherent health risks of alcohol consumption while Government has a responsibility to inform them. Health info labels on alcohol products give consumers the power to make informed decisions.

In today's @irishtimes.com 76 advocates call on govt to stay the course & introduce health info labels on alcohol products as planned. Micheál Martin & Simon Harris have faced down ferocious industry lobbying in the past & must do so again now. For full list see: alcoholireland.ie/take-action/...

More than 75 health, social and community organisations, academics and advocates have come together to voice strong opposition to the mooted ‘re-examination’ of Ireland’s world leading health information labels for alcohol products. READ MORE 👇 alcoholireland.ie/press-releas...

In today's @irishtimes.com @drtonyholohan.bsky.social makes a clarion call for voices of support from the medical & health community & society at large to resist efforts to unpick or further delay Ireland's hard-won world leading alcohol labelling laws. www.irishtimes.com/opinion/lett...

Alcohol information labelling is an Irish health issue & has nothing to do with exports to US. Taoiseach must defend the public's right to know the facts & rule out labelling 'examination'. Why should the price of tariffs be Irish lives? alcoholireland.ie/press-releas...

With domestic violence at epidemic levels it is vital govt moves fast to introduce Operation Encompass, which supports children experiencing violence in the home. While govt keeps 'working on' its introduction, children keep suffering. www.rte.ie/news/ireland...

Our latest report shines a light on the role alcohol plays in domestic, sexual & gender-based violence (DSGBV). While never an excuse for DSGBV, alcohol accelerates and exacerbates it with some estimates of alcohol being a factor in up to 70% of incidents alcoholireland.ie/press-releas...

Public Holidays are among the most common events (along with sporting events and music festivals) to result in increased alcohol-related presentations to hospital emergency departments - this is especially the case for the St Patrick's Day Bank Holiday alcoholireland.ie/press-releas...

HAVE YOUR SAY!📢 AAI is running a campaign calling on the Minister for Health to ‘Close the L0.0phole’ of zero-alcohol advertising. If you'd like to help, please click here to email your TDs & the Minister. Together we can protect our children. Thank you! alcoholireland.ie/our-work/cam...

Great coverage of the launch of our campaign 'Close the L0.0phole, Minister' at Leinster House yesterday. It is vital Govt doesn't allow industry to set the goal posts when it comes to alcohol advertising regulations www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2025... www.irishexaminer.com/news/arid-41...

AAI today launched a new campaign calling on the Minister for Health to 'Close the L0.0phole' of zero-alcohol advertising using the same master branding as full-strength equivalents in places that are off-limits under the Public Health (Alcohol) Act (PHAA) alcoholireland.ie/press-releas...

We are pleased to contribute to the Dept of Health’s consultation on developing a new strategy for drugs. There is a need for a dedicated strategy for alcohol which encompasses both prevention measures and services for those impacted by alcohol harm. alcoholireland.ie/wp-content/u...

In our latest publication, we outline the impact proposals in the Intoxicating Liquor Bill/Sale of Alcohol Bill would have on the health service, on frontline workers & on the staff who would have to service an expanded night-time economy READ HERE 👉 alcoholireland.ie/wp-content/u...

So much heartbreak experienced by children/adults who grow up with parental problem alcohol use. Solutions are possible: alcoholireland.ie/wp-content/u... Listen to our podcasts: alcoholireland.ie/our-work/cam... Our resources toolkit is available here: alcoholireland.ie/wp-content/u... #COAWeek

Alcohol sponsors love sport for its positive brand associations & global audiences. This is exactly what the Public Health (Alcohol) Act was supposed to protect against in terms of alcohol ads being seen by children. The law must be enforced. READ MORE 👇 alcoholireland.ie/booze-up-at-...

What's the point in having laws regulating alcohol marketing if they're so egregiously flouted & no one bats an eyelid? Simply having laws doesn't protect children from predatory marketing practices - enforcement does www.irishexaminer.com/news/arid-41...