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Alcohol Action Ireland
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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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New report from @ias.org.uk outlining alcohol industry interference in English public health initiatives closely mirrors Ireland's experience, where intense industry lobbying & disinformation led to government delaying its own world-leading labelling legislation.
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Now you see it, now you don’t - Institute of Alcohol Studies
Now you see it, now you don’t: How alcohol industry interference made marketing restrictions disappear from the 10 Year Health Plan in England In July 2025, the UK Government published its 10 Year Hea...
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January 29, 2026 at 3:21 PM
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The continued surge in youth drinking in Ireland is a red flag for a coming tsunami of harms from alcohol for individuals, families and society in general, now and into the future. www.independent.ie/irish-news/c...
Concern as 43,000 young people in Ireland now living with alcohol dependency amid ‘surge’ in youth drinking
There are 43,000 young people in Ireland living with alcohol dependence, according to a new report.
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January 29, 2026 at 9:33 AM
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While health information labels can still be found on some alcohol products, it is disappointing to see some producers remove the labels again to hide the facts from their customers in Ireland.

There can be no further delay to labelling
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Bulmers cider with label Bulmers cider without label
January 27, 2026 at 2:42 PM
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“I just saw the alcohol brand, I never really thought of the zeros”

New research involving young people aged 11-17 highlights the depth of alcohol brand awareness among young people, driven by alibi & 0.0 marketing strategies that circumvent health regulations.
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“I just saw the alcohol brand, I never really thought of the zeros”: Young people’s views of NoLo and alibi alcohol sponsorship
Alcohol companies frequently use sports sponsorship to maintain high visibility, even in jurisdictions with advertising restrictions. Strategies such …
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January 26, 2026 at 12:03 PM
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New report from Uplift.ie & Maynooth University lays out the impact of corporate power in Ireland.

The report outlines how powerful corporate actors in the alcohol industry have strong influence lobbying the EU and Irish government.

Well done all involved. 👏

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CorpWatch - Uplift - People Powered Change
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January 21, 2026 at 12:23 PM
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New research shows that people want more information on alcohol health info labels & not less.

"The government’s decision to delay the implementation of mandatory alcohol warning labels in Ireland was an act of public health vandalism"

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Limerick research suggests people want more alcohol warning labels
NEW research reveals that people want more information on alcohol warning labels (AWLs) and not less, according to the Technological...
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January 21, 2026 at 9:22 AM
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Having Operation Encompass operating in Ireland would go a long way to addressing the harm caused to children living with domestic abuse. Early intervention is key & getting these children on the radar of a responsible adult is the first step required.
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Press release: AAI to brief lawmakers as Operation Encompass introduction moves one step closer - Alcohol Action Ireland
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 Si...
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January 19, 2026 at 4:33 PM
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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

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Call to extend pub opening hours if Ireland qualifies for World Cup
Independent TD says temporary licensing flexibility would let fans safely watch late-night World Cup matches together if Ireland qualifies
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January 16, 2026 at 4:07 PM
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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
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Not my call: Tánaiste says alcohol excise rebate scheme prohibited by EU directive
Call for scheme was made in wake of price increases announced by Diageo
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January 16, 2026 at 10:11 AM
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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.
Pictures of alcohol products with health information labels required under the Public Health (Alcohol) Act 2018
January 15, 2026 at 10:57 AM
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"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.

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BBC Audio | What's Up Docs? | Doctors' Notes: Alcohol
Chris and Xand look at how the alcohol industry may have shaped our drinking culture.
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January 14, 2026 at 3:00 PM
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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 ⬇️
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Polling shows government parties out of tune with voters on alcohol labelling - Alcohol Action Ireland
Polling data from Ireland Thinks, carried out on behalf of Alcohol Action Ireland, has found that two in three people support requiring health information labels on alcohol products, including warning...
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January 14, 2026 at 11:48 AM
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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
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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
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July 7, 2025 at 11:45 AM
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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
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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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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
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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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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
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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
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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
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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
Alcohol consumption and tax Sir, – The recent report showing a 4.5 per cent drop in alcohol consumption in Ireland last year (“Alcohol consumption falls 4.5 per cent, putting Irish at European average,” June 9th), is welcome news, reflecting healthier public attitudes and the success of evidence-based policy, including minimum unit pricing. However, the suggestion from the Drinks Industry Group of Ireland (DIGI) that this progress should now justify a cut in alcohol excise duty is deeply misguided. Alcohol continues to cause enormous harm in Irish society, with thousands of lives lost or devastated every year through liver and heart disease, dementia, breast cancer, domestic abuse and more. Each year, alcohol costs the Irish State billions in healthcare, policing and lost productivity. Alcohol taxation remains one of the few public tools that reduces consumption while raising vital revenue to offset just a small fraction of the costs alcohol imposes on society. If anything, our alcohol excise rates urgently need revision as despite rising costs and inflation, they have remained essentially unchanged since 2014. Most Irish citizens do not know or understand the risks of alcohol consumption. The dangers of alcohol, particularly its links to cancer, cardiovascular disease and cognitive decline, remain hugely under-recognised. The unambiguous position of the World Health Organisation needs to be better known: no level of alcohol consumption is safe for our health. – Yours, etc, DR RALPH HURLEY O’DWYER, Specialist Registrar in Public Health Medicine, Dublin.
June 10, 2025 at 10:55 AM
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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
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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
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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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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
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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
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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