Alcohol Action Ireland
@alcoholireland.ie
The national independent advocate for reducing alcohol harm. Host of 'Alcohol Uncovered’ podcast. CHY: 15342. Reg Charity No: 20052713. Media query: 0879950186
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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.
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Taoiseach says banning sunbeds is a 'no-brainer'
Taoiseach Micheál Martin has said he is "in favour" of banning sunbeds, calling the move a "no-brainer".
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July 9, 2025 at 10:36 AM
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.
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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
July 7, 2025 at 11:45 AM
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...
Ireland's success in decreasing alcohol consumption is not to be sniffed at - it has nothing to do with cocaine - Alcohol Action Ireland
No evidence to claim Irish people are substituting cocaine for alcohol Recently, provisional datasets from Ireland’s Revenue Commissioners indicated that alcohol consumption had decreased slightly to ...
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July 4, 2025 at 10:11 AM
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!
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Time for government to get its Act together!
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Government must get its Act together to give PHAA the renewed impetus it requires - Alcohol Action Ireland
Why the Public Health (Alcohol) Act is more relevant than ever On 10 March 2015, in front of the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children, expert medical witnesses described Ireland’s relatio...
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June 27, 2025 at 10:13 AM
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!
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Time for government to get its Act together!
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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
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#stickwithlabels
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Press release: Alcohol labelling is clear government policy – Carroll MacNeill must stand firm in the face of colleagues' confusion - Alcohol Action Ireland
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 Mi...
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June 19, 2025 at 2:58 PM
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
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#stickwithlabels
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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
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Is it time to cut tax on alcohol in Ireland?
Alcohol is a driver of social problems but it is also a key element of the hospitality industry
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June 17, 2025 at 3:11 PM
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
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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
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Press release: Government must stop giving industry a free pass on cost of alcohol harms and increase excise duties - Alcohol Action Ireland
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 in...
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June 17, 2025 at 2:30 PM
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
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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
June 10, 2025 at 10:55 AM
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...
Power, influence and misinformation - alcohol industry opposition to public health measures - Alcohol Action Ireland
Introduction The alcohol industry is a multi-billion-euro sector with considerable influence to shape government policy, public perception, cultural norms, and consumer behaviour through the power the...
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May 23, 2025 at 10:30 AM
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!
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May 16, 2025 at 11:25 AM
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!
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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
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Simon Harris' position on alcohol labelling is the "dream outcome" for the alcohol industry.
#stickwithlabels
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We deserve better than delays to landmark health legislation
Alcohol labelling laws have repeatedly been delayed, with American tariffs cited most recently, write Sara Burke and Norah Campbell
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May 8, 2025 at 2:27 PM
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
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Simon Harris' position on alcohol labelling is the "dream outcome" for the alcohol industry.
#stickwithlabels
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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.
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Press release: Implementing strategies to reduce alcohol consumption key for government to reduce hospital trolley congestion - Alcohol Action Ireland
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 implore the public to consider...
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May 1, 2025 at 1:55 PM
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.
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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👇
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Alcohol industry using every dirty trick in the playbook to muddy the waters around labelling - Alcohol Action Ireland
On Wednesday, 3 October 2018, one of the most researched, analysed, and debated pieces of legislation in the history of the Irish state made its final journey through Dáil Eireann. The Public Health (...
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April 30, 2025 at 3:18 PM
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👇
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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.
April 29, 2025 at 8:52 AM
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.
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April 25, 2025 at 11:16 AM
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/...
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...
Press release: Urgent call from more than 75 organisations and advocates for Ireland to stay on track and introduce alcohol health information labelling as planned - Alcohol Action Ireland
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 moot...
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April 24, 2025 at 10:02 AM
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.
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Letters to the Editor, April 9th: Trump versus the world, and alcohol and Ireland
Denialism is ever the enemy of truth; and the denial of reality always aids the oppressor
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April 9, 2025 at 2:28 PM
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.
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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...
Press release: Taoiseach must rule out alcohol labelling 'examination' - Alcohol Action Ireland
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 Mini...
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April 7, 2025 at 11:49 AM
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...
Calls for scheme to protect children who experience abuse
Alcohol Action Ireland has reiterated calls for a police-led, school-based early intervention scheme to safeguard children who experience domestic abuse.
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April 2, 2025 at 9:17 AM
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...
Press release: Reducing Ireland's alcohol consumption a key strategy for reducing domestic violence - Alcohol Action Ireland
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 national indep...
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April 2, 2025 at 9:10 AM
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
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Press release: Dedicated alcohol strategy central to reducing hospital trolley congestion - Alcohol Action Ireland
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 Jennifer Car...
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March 11, 2025 at 11:23 AM
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
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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!
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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!
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Time to Close the L0.0phole - Alcohol Action Ireland
TAKE ACTION >>> Let politicians know it’s time to Close the L0.0phole on zero-alcohol advertising >>> We need your help! AAI is running a campaign calling on the Minister for Health to ‘Close the L0.0...
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March 7, 2025 at 10:34 AM
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...
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
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Advertising zero-alcohol drinks ‘flagrant breach’ of laws, campaign group claims
Restrictions should apply to alcohol-free versions of drinks at sports events and near schools, Alcohol Action Ireland says
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March 6, 2025 at 2:46 PM
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
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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...
Press release: Time to close the loophole on zero-alcohol advertising, Minister - Alcohol Action Ireland
Ahead of Saturday’s Six Nations match against France, when thousands of children in Ireland and elsewhere will once again be exposed to saturation alcohol marketing – using the fig leaf of 0.0 – Alcoh...
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March 5, 2025 at 3:12 PM
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...
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March 3, 2025 at 3:23 PM
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...