Ireland's Tánaiste @simonharrisireland.bsky.social has said the timeline for implementing health warning labels was “something we do have to give consideration” in light of proposed tariffs. Dr @sheilagilheany.bsky.social said @alcoholireland.ie was “absolutely.. www.irishtimes.com/health/2025/...

Serious concerns that alcohol industry lobbying will lead to a ‘review’ of Ireland’s health information labelling regulations. Gov must stand firm against industry ploys. Regs relate to products sold in Ireland not exports. m.independent.ie/irish-news/i...

"While alcohol can never be used as excuse for domestic, sexual and gender-based violence (DSGBV), the role of alcohol is one of a facilitative nature, a contributing cause that accelerates and exacerbates DSGBV.” @sheilagilheany.bsky.social @alcoholireland.ie www.independent.ie/irish-news/r...

FASD is one of the many reasons why Ireland needs a comprehensive strategy to address alcohol. www.irishexaminer.com/news/arid-41...

Important research indicating that adolescents exposed to 0.0 alcohol imagery lead them to alcohol. Paper concludes that advertising of these products should be subject to alcohol ad regulations. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

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...

Time to close the 0.0 Loophole re alcohol marketing. www.irishexaminer.com/news/arid-41...

Breast cancer rates rising. Further reasons to ensure consumers are warned about cancer risk from alcohol. Glad that Ireland is leading the way with health information labelling mandatory on alcohol products from May 2026. www.irishexaminer.com/news/arid-41...

Impressed to see prompt action in Greece re serving alcohol to minors. Lessons for Ireland. Hospital EDs here frequently treat intoxicated people including minors. Vanishingly rare to see prosecutions either for serving minors or intoxicated persons. greekcitytimes.com/2025/02/24/t...

Workers in the night time economy are already experiencing serious harms from alcohol. Extending licensing hours would only make a bad situation worse.

So inspiring to see the improving alcohol situation in Lithuania with its complete ban on alcohol advertising and other measures on pricing and availability. Life expectancy rising, hospital admissions due to alcohol use declining. tvpworld.com/85178311/tho...

Just sharing some happy news on a non alcohol matter! Congratulations to all who have campaigned for Irish membership of CERN. A good day for science. www.rte.ie/news/ireland...

Alcohol industry response to proposals that public be told the truth about alcohol and cancer on labels. ‘This can create unnecessary anxiety, eroding trust in health advice and alienating the very people who require support.’ And black is now white. www.theguardian.com/society/2025...

Roses are red - and just for clarity - DON'T-get-your-science-or-health-information-from-an industry-funded-'charity'

Important editorial in @thelancet.bsky.social highlighting need for cancer warnings on alcohol products. Great work from @whoeurope.bsky.social with recent report on this. www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

"Major alcohol companies are putting intense pressure on "independent" charity Drinkaware to water down the way it tackles alcohol harms in the UK" - Private Eye reveals. 25 alcohol companies, including Diageo & AB InBev, wrote to Drinkaware... www.private-eye.co.uk/issue-1603/i...

Thanks to Sophie Cousins Medscape, for covering Ireland’s groundbreaking regulations on health information labelling on alcohol products. Impetus is growing internationally for warnings re cancer & other harms. Glad Ireland leading the way. www.medscape.com/viewarticle/...

Clear articulation of multiple issues arising from alcohol including brain function, liver disease, anxiety, fights, violence,relationship difficulties A new strategy is needed to address Ireland’s most widely available and harmful drug. www.independent.ie/life/health-...

Thanks to Katriona O’Sullivan for her clear articulation of complicated issues on Brendan O’Connor @rte.ie re parental problem alcohol use. 1/3 children in Ireland live with a parent who binge drinks or is dependent on alcohol. Issue must be part of new alcohol strategy www.rte.ie/radio/radio1...

Saturation alcohol marketing achieving high levels of consumption as intended. Diageo happy to boast to its shareholders about 15% increases in pint sales in stadiums in 2024. www.irishmirror.ie/sport/rugby-...

What is the point of having laws to protect children from alcohol advertising if the gov doesn’t enforce them? www.newstalk.com/news/guinnes...

Saturation alcohol advertising is being broadcast during sports matches undermining the recent introduction in Irl of the broadcast watershed for alcohol advertising. Clear need for gov to address this issue and enforce regulations. www.irishexaminer.com/news/arid-41...

Interesting polling showing majority favour limit on alcohol sales at airports. This chimes with other polls indicating public concern about increasing alcohol availability through extended licensing hours. www.businesspost.ie/news/majorit...

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Good to see that the new gov has committed to ‘Continue to tackle harmful alcohol consumption through effective regulations’. The most effective regs are controls on price, marketing and availability. assets.gov.ie/130911/fe93e...

V interesting to see draft report on alcohol risks to health in US. Males and females have a 1 in 1000 risk of dying from alcohol use if they consume more than 7 drinks per week. This risk increases to 1 in 100 if they consume more than 9 drinks per week. www.stopalcoholabuse.gov/media/pdf/Re...

Very interesting to see this analysis of health costs from alcohol, including cancer, on insurance funds in Taiwan. There is now a proposal to fund cancer treatment by a levy on alcohol sales. Innovative thinking like this needed in Ireland also. www.asiainsurancereview.com/News/View-Ne...

The evidence is very clear, the more alcohol which is sold, the more harms will occur. Applies on airplanes, supermarkets and late night bars. www.breakingnews.ie/ireland/alco...

National Youth Council calls for advertising and marketing of alcohol to children to be addressed not just on broadcast media but also on digital media. Young people are especially at risk to harmful exposure of predatory alcohol advertising t.co/NdrfWOJZxJ

The broadcast watershed for alcohol advertising, which comes into force in Irl tomorrow, will help to reduce the level of exposure of children to alcohol marketing, which is known to be a key driver of both initiating alcohol use by children and increasing use. alcoholireland.ie/press-releas...

Alcohol impacts on the brain in multiple ways yet current drug and alcohol strategy in Ireland makes no mention of this. Important issue which must be addressed in the new strategy to be developed in 2025. www.rte.ie/lifestyle/li...

While we're at it, @smencimer.bsky.social's big 2018 investigation into the links between alcohol and breast cancer presaged the Surgeon General's report that just came out—six years later. www.motherjones.com/politics/201...

Good to see @channel4news.bsky.social covering issues around football and domestic violence. Item notes the connection with alcohol as an accelerator of violence. An important consideration in relation to alcohol sports sponsorship which drives alcohol consumption. www.youtube.com/watch?v=iB_C...

The infor ecosystem is often strongly influenced by interests of those who are polluting or causing illness Hence the importance of this in @healthpromint.bsky.social academic.oup.com/heapro/artic... ✍️ @maizie333.bsky.social @kentbuse.bsky.social @markpetticrew.bsky.social Nason M and Ben H

V pleased to see this call from USA Surgeon General re cancer warning labelling of alcohol products. Ireland’s health information labelling regs come into force from May 2026 and include a cancer warning. Consumers have a #RightToKnow the risks from alcohol. www.irishtimes.com/world/us/202...

The reckless campaign from vested interests to increase alcohol licensing hours continues in the guise of enhancing the night time economy. This is despite all the evidence of impacts on violence in the home and on the street, road safety and pressure on health services. www.rte.ie/news/ireland...

Saturation alcohol brand marketing inTescos using 0.0 fig leaf to ‘cynically’ sidestep legislation banning alc brand advertising in shops in Ireland. Leadership is needed in next gov to stand up to this industry.

There is a strong public health case for an increase in excise duties which have been untouched for 11 years. There is also a strong economic argument given the cost of alcohol to the economy of €12bn annually compared with duties raising only €1.2bn. www.independent.ie/irish-news/h...

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Great letter in @irishtimes.bsky.social today from former CMO Dr Tony Holohan. Provides insights on alcohol industry spin. Happy my own letter included also.

We always knew it & a new study has confirmed it - Ease of access to corridors of power in Ireland enables the alcohol industry to drive harms & inequities in a political & economic system that privileges corporations at the expense of public health 👇 alcoholireland.ie/irish-govern...

Alcohol is a significant driver of ill health, absorbing at least 11% of health care budget in Irl. The new government must prioritise a dedicated strategy to reduce alc consumption. Establishing an Alcohol Office would be a helpful approach. www.irishtimes.com/opinion/lett...

"A priority in the programme for [Ireland's] government must be a dedicated strategy to reduce alcohol consumption, which needs to be coherent across all government departments," writes Sheila Gilheany of Alcohol Action Ireland. @sheilagilheany.bsky.social www.irishtimes.com/opinion/lett...

We need to: "challenge industry claims to expertise, public health impact & commitment to safety and the production of knowledge" What competence do the food, gambling, alcohol industries have in public health? Yet public health so often defers to them as 'partners' & supports their 'interventions'.

Great to see this call from Estonia health minister to tie alcohol excise duty to inflation. Similar approach needed in Ireland where excise duties have not changed in 11 years and are losing their public health value. news.err.ee/1609534129/e...

Alc industry has extensive access to policy makers in Irl and the outcome is slow progress in reducing alcohol consumption & high levels of harm including €12bn cost annually. Need to have a framework to guide all gov interactions with health harming industries www.irishexaminer.com/news/arid-41...

When Ireland was introducing regulations on health information labelling on alcohol products the constant chorus from industry was to wait for EU wide labelling. But just look at industry meddling to block such progress. alcoholireland.ie/europes-beat...

Common sense comments from @trevlaf.bsky.social ‘Extra drinking hours will only fan flames of public disorder.’ Hopefully new gov will not seek to advance these proposals. #GE2024 www.echolive.ie/corkviews/ar...

Really heartened by the support from over 100 candidates for proposal to establish an Alcohol Office to drive coherent crow-gov policy to address alcohol harm in all its forms. #GE2024 alcoholireland.ie/press-releas...

AR Certainly ad hominems and systematic smear campaigns are commonplace, quite often amplified by media who fail to run basic fact-checks or offer a right to reply.