Timeline ‘under consideration’ with eye on US tax impact on drinks industry

The chair of a group that campaigns to highlight the dangers posed by alcohol has warned against dropping plans to put health warnings on alcohol containers due to the threat of US tariffs.

An advocacy group is calling for measures to reduce Ireland’s alcohol consumption to help stop domestic violence against women and children.

Hildegarde Naughton, said that FASD is not deemed a disability in Ireland and said responsibility for it falls under the Department of Health’s (DOH) Health and Wellbeing unit

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...

Alcohol Action Ireland and the National Youth Council cited the recent Six Nations game against England in the Aviva

There will be 3.2 million new cases and 1.1 million deaths a year worldwide by 2050 if current trends continue, study found

A WHO expert singled out Lithuania for its quick adoption of alcohol control measures.

Ireland's application to join the European Organisation for Nuclear Research has been accepted in principle, paving the way for the country to become an associate member in 2026.

Cancer charities back call for ‘prominent’ warning labels while industry body says move ‘not proportionate’

In January, 2025, the US Surgeon General released an Advisory on alcohol consumption and cancer risk.1 He briefly summarised the evidence on alcohol and cancer, including underlying biological mechani...

THAMES Water’s dirty reputation is having an unfortunate knock-on effect on attempts to clean up its act.

In 2026, Ireland will become the first country to legally mandate cancer warnings on alcohol products. Will other countries follow suit?

I’m clinical director of neurosurgery and the neurosciences at Beaumont Hospital, and while I love my job, it’s challenging, which is a very important thing to say. If you don’t believe that neurosurg...

"If the relationship is unresolved and they die, it's ok to feel sad that they're gone" - so says Dr Katriona O'Sullivan, Psychology lecturer at Maynooth University, who talked about grieving the peop...

"They're not watching the game, all they're doing is drinking"

The use of Guinness branding inside the Aviva during Ireland’s Six Nations match undermined new laws, according to Alcohol Action Ireland.

Alcohol Action Ireland has criticized alcohol ads during Ireland’s Six Nations match, calling for stricter enforcement of sponsorship regulations

61 per cent of respondents said they back the airline’s call for a two-drink limit

I have been at WHO for over 10 years. Like my colleagues, I have worked my butt off day and night to fight Covid and work towards universal access to health care. This place frustrates me every day.

Consumption of alcohol, which is a known carcinogen, accounts for TWD5.3bn ($161m) in annual health insurance costs in Taiwan. It also contributes to traffic accidents caused by drunk driving which in...

Former owner of Aer Arann and Aer Lingus Regional, Padraig O’Ceidigh, said airlines should be taking more responsibility.

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 Pu...

As millions of people embark on Dry January, Lisa Salmon asks the experts how alcohol affects the brain and how stopping drinking can reverse damage.

The science is clear that alcohol raises the risk of breast cancer, but boozemakers have downplayed the link.

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Consumption of beer, wine and spirits increases risk of developing breast, colon, liver and other cancers, says report

Campaigners are urging the next government to follow through on planned late licence reforms that have yet to come in more than two years after they were announced.

Cabinet ministers disagreed over the price of a pint during Budget 2025 negotiations.

Ease of access to corridors of power in Ireland enables alcohol industry to drive harms and inequities in a political and economic system that privileges corporations at the expense of public health A...

A dedicated strategy to reduce alcohol consumption

A dedicated strategy to reduce alcohol consumption

According to Minister of Health Riina Sikkut (SDE), the specific model for calculating alcohol excise duty based on inflation is still under consideration and will be included in the ministry's forthc...

International study published in British Medical Journal found that Ireland scored five out of five in terms of 'indicators of alcohol industry penetration'

Guest Blog by Emil Juslin, Director of Advocacy at IOGT-NTO Europe’s Beating Cancer Plan, and the following BECA report in the European Parliament were initially groundbreaking initiatives on European...

Plans to extend opening hours is only creating further opportunities for havoc, writes TREVOR LAFFAN in his weekly column.

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 sur...