# Alcohol

Last month

May 2023

# Alcohol

Donnelly defends signing into law world’s first legislation on health labelling of alcohol

Labels will state the calorie content and grams of alcohol in the product.

32.7k

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May 22nd 2023, 3:34 PM

# Your Say

Poll: Would calorie counts on alcohol packaging affect what you drink?

New legislation on health labelling for alcohol products has been signed into law.

19.3k

May 22nd 2023, 12:31 PM

# Alcohol ads

Alcohol Action Ireland calls for clampdown on '0%' drink ads as WHO labels it 'grey area'

Alcohol Action Ireland believe that the adverts breach the Public Health Alcohol Act which bans certain types of alcohol advertising.

27.1k

May 10th 2023, 4:20 PM

# Drinking Culture

Public health charities call for reform of Sale of Alcohol Bill

The legislation has put forward a major modernisation of Ireland’s licencing laws.

12.7k

May 9th 2023, 10:57 AM

This year

2023

# minimum unit pricing

Minimum unit pricing led to 13% fall in alcohol-related deaths in Scotland

Scotland still allows alcohol to be sold for cheaper than Ireland’s minimum unit price policy.

11.2k

Mar 21st 2023, 6:30 AM

# nightlife

Longer drinking hours could harm public health, committee warned

An Oireachtas committee heard from public health organisations that deal with alcohol-related harm.

11.8k

Jan 31st 2023, 7:59 PM

# findings

Seven out of 10 rugby fans would not support Aviva alcohol ban, according to research

The research was carried out during two of Ireland’s November internationals.

30.4k

Updated

Jan 16th 2023, 9:36 PM

Last year

2022

THE MORNING LEAD

Almost half of people think allowing nightclubs to stay open until 6am is a bad idea

A report by

Hayley Halpin

The Cabinet approved legislation last month that would allow nightclubs to stay open until 6am.

The Cabinet approved legislation last month that would allow nightclubs to stay open until 6am. If the legislation is passed by the Oireachtas, the changes are likely to be enacted next year.

More than half of people think later opening hours for pubs is a good idea.

36.1k

Nov 14th 2022, 12:05 AM

# Tapped Out

Government not planning to reduce excise duty on alcohol following Heineken price rise

The company announced yesterday that it is increasing its keg prices by 9%.

15.8k

Nov 11th 2022, 3:56 PM

# nightlife

Donnelly says he raised health concerns about relaxing alcohol licensing laws

It was earlier reported that health concerns about expanding the hours when alcohol can be sold were not shared at Cabinet.

14.1k

Nov 4th 2022, 7:03 PM

# IMO

Doctors' group warns longer pub opening hours are 'regressive and harmful'

Proposed new laws would allow pubs open from 10.30am to 12.30am, seven days a week, while nightclubs could open until 6am.

20.5k

Oct 26th 2022, 6:56 PM

# outdoor dining

Drinking outside pubs and restaurants here to stay as minister plans to make it permanent

The law that permits outdoor drinking and dining has been extended for a further six months.

28.7k

Oct 25th 2022, 7:53 PM

# budget 2023

Cost of cigarettes to increase but price of a pint remains the same

There will also be pro-rata increases on other tobacco products.

26.6k

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Sep 27th 2022, 3:45 PM

# revenue seizure

Tobacco, beer and wine with estimated value of over €300,000 seized at Rosslare Europort

Close to 26,000 litres of beer, over 11,800 litres of wine, and around 77.5 kilograms of ‘roll your own’ tobacco were seized.

14.5k

Sep 26th 2022, 12:32 PM

# Your Say

Poll: How often do you binge drink?

A new study suggests many people do not realise they are drinking high levels of alcohol.

39.3k

Sep 16th 2022, 10:56 AM

# Alcohol

Many Irish people are in denial about their drinking habits, new research finds

Two in three regular binge drinkers failed to recognise their consumption of alcohol was at an excessive level.

22.4k

Sep 15th 2022, 2:13 PM

# long covid

Three quarters of long Covid patients consuming problematic levels of alcohol

Two new studies have found that complications arising from long Covid are primarily brain related – not heart and lung conditions, as previously thought.

66.9k

Jun 5th 2022, 4:30 PM

# factcheck

FactCheck: Will Minimum Unit Pricing on alcohol lead to an increase in drug use?

Is there evidence that alcohol users turn to drugs as a result of the policy?

30.5k

Jan 8th 2022, 6:30 AM

# Public Health (Alcohol) Act

Minimum alcohol pricing rules kick in today - here's what that means

€7.10 is now the minimum price for a bottle of wine that has an alcohol content of 12%.

62.4k

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Jan 4th 2022, 6:00 AM

# Your Say

Poll: Are you taking part in Dry January?

Are you planning to give up drinking for the month, or is now not the time?

54.1k

Jan 2nd 2022, 10:50 AM

All time

# Revenue

Revenue has seized cannabis, alcohol and cigarettes worth more than €183,000

The cannabis was disguised in packaging as coffee, clothing and custom decals.

10.9k

Dec 14th 2021, 4:42 PM

# Alcohol

Heineken moves to take sole control of Irish drinks company behind Dutch Gold

Comans Beverages Ltd also distributes brands like Prazky, Druids cider and Karpackie.

41.8k

Dec 6th 2021, 12:07 PM

# global drugs survey

People in Ireland have the most regret over being drunk globally, new study shows

The Global Drug Survey 2021 shows respondents in Ireland got drunk an average of 14.6 times a year.

898 people in Ireland participated in the Global Drug Survey 2021.

The survey shows respondents in Ireland got drunk an average of 14.6 times a year.

On average, respondents from Ireland felt the most regret over getting drunk this year globally, regretting it 28.4% of the time.

32.0k

Dec 2nd 2021, 12:05 AM

# Tallaght

Tallaght services seeing crisis in community over crack cocaine, TDs told

The Tallaght Drugs and Alcohol Task Force appeared before the Oireachtas Committee on Health today.

27.8k

Updated

Dec 1st 2021, 10:51 AM

# Dreaming of a dry Christmas

Trucker shortage could lead to drink supply issues in the UK this Christmas

49 leading companies wrote to the British Transport Secretary Grant Shapps about the issue.

20.8k

Nov 24th 2021, 10:28 PM

# Drinking

Alcohol price survey finds weekly intake limit can be reached in Ireland for less than €8

Alcohol Action Ireland said alcohol producers and retailers are shifting their marketing strategies.

24.7k

Aug 17th 2021, 6:00 AM

# Drugs

More people are using cocaine and ecstasy, but slightly fewer are using cannabis

Men are more than twice as likely as women to use drugs, according to a new survey.

15.0k

Jul 1st 2021, 6:20 AM

# Alcohol

WHO faces criticism over suggesting women of childbearing age should be advised against drinking

The British Pregnancy Advisory Service has called on the WHO to review the report “as a matter of urgency”.

41.3k

Jun 17th 2021, 10:04 PM

# Dublin District Court

Berlin D2 bar loses licence after 'boozy brunch' deemed 'neglectful and irresponsible' by judge

A video clip was of the event on 14 August last prompted outrage.

26.8k

May 26th 2021, 6:54 PM

# Drinking

Ministers to put 'pressure' on NI Executive to follow suit with minimum unit pricing for alcohol

The measures will take effect in the Republic at the start of 2022, but it will be at least 2023 in the North.

14.6k

May 5th 2021, 2:25 PM

# cheap alcohol

Minimum unit pricing for alcohol approved by Cabinet - but it won't kick in until January 2022

Concerns were raised about the difference in the price of alcohol in the North.

24.3k

May 4th 2021, 7:18 PM

# Your Say

Poll: Would you travel to the North to buy cheaper drink?

If minimum pricing of 10c per gram of alcohol is introduced, would you travel North to buy drink?

81.7k

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May 4th 2021, 9:04 AM

# Your Say

Poll: Have you drunk more, or less, during the pandemic?

Research found that every person over the age of 15 in Ireland drinks, on average, more than 10 litres of alcohol per year.

50.3k

Apr 15th 2021, 8:36 AM

# Alcohol

People in Ireland drink, on average, the equivalent of 40 bottles of vodka a year

Every person in Ireland aged 15 and over drinks, on average, 10.8 litres of pure alcohol each year, according to new figures.

43.9k

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Apr 15th 2021, 6:00 AM

# Your Say

Poll: Are you trying to drink less alcohol this year?

Survey results indicate that Irish people were drunk more times in a year than the global average.

51.1k

Jan 25th 2021, 9:47 AM

# Alcohol

Men in Ireland have less regret over being drunk than women, study suggests

The Global Drugs Survey 2020 found respondents in Ireland were drunk more times in a year than the global average.

21.1k

Jan 25th 2021, 9:00 AM

# Senedd

Welsh politicians 'caught drinking wine' in tea room of country's parliament days after a pub alcohol ban

The four say they did not consume alcohol not bought from parliamentary premises.

26.3k

Jan 20th 2021, 10:09 PM

# Your Say

Poll: Should the sale of alcohol be banned after a certain time of day?

Leo Varadkar said last week the government is considering such a ban.

63.3k

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Jan 11th 2021, 8:50 AM

# New Law

You won't be able to use supermarket loyalty points to get discounts on alcohol from today

The enactment of another provision from the Public Health Alcohol Bill 2018 follows the introduction of the so-called “booze curtain” in November.

34.9k

Jan 11th 2021, 6:10 AM

# Covid-19

Government to examine reducing times for alcohol sales - Tánaiste

Leo Vardakar says the government is looking at measures around the sale of alcohol.

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Jan 7th 2021, 3:33 PM