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# minimum-pricing - Wednesday 10 October, 2018

Minimum Pricing

Alcohol Bill, first published in 2015, finally passes through Oireachtas

Oct 10th 2018, 9:27 PM 15,027 Views 41 Comments

The legislation provides for changes such as minimum pricing and restrictions on advertising.

# minimum-pricing - Wednesday 3 October, 2018

Finally Made It

After 1,000 days of debate, the government's landmark alcohol legislation has been passed

Oct 3rd 2018, 9:19 PM 34,461 Views 82 Comments

The bill, first introduced in 2015, passed through the Dáil this evening.

# minimum-pricing - Wednesday 15 November, 2017

Court Decision

Scotland to be the first country to introduce minimum alcohol pricing

Nov 15th 2017, 2:21 PM 12,004 Views 55 Comments

The ruling could have an impact on Ireland’s drinks regulations proposed in the Alcohol Bill.

# minimum-pricing - Tuesday 14 November, 2017

Minimum Pricing

Ireland must wait for the North before banning the sale of cheap alcohol

Nov 14th 2017, 6:01 AM 16,178 Views 43 Comments

Simon Harris says he won’t be “holding off on it forever”.

# minimum-pricing - Sunday 12 February, 2017

Counting The Cost This post contains a poll

12 cans of Heineken for €20? This is how minimum pricing could affect your pocket

Feb 12th 2017, 9:30 PM 57,646 Views 113 Comments

Each unit of alcohol will be required to cost €1 under the Public Health (Alcohol) Bill.

# minimum-pricing - Thursday 24 November, 2016

Health Benefits

Report: Minimum unit price on alcohol would only affect 'heaviest drinkers'

Nov 24th 2016, 9:32 AM 13,491 Views 80 Comments

Minimum pricing would have great health benefits, says the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland.

# minimum-pricing - Wednesday 23 November, 2016

Teenage Drinking

Around one in every six Irish 15-year-olds have "exprienced drunkeness" at least twice

Nov 23rd 2016, 7:43 PM 14,848 Views 44 Comments

A report by the OECD found that 16% of Irish teens admitted to being drunk on two occasions.

# minimum-pricing - Friday 21 October, 2016

Time Gentlemen Please

'It will save lives': Irish alcohol groups on Scottish courts paving the way for minimum unit pricing

Oct 21st 2016, 3:38 PM 13,123 Views 63 Comments

Irish minimum pricing legislation is currently before the Seanad and will be debated next week.

# minimum-pricing - Wednesday 23 December, 2015

Taxing Issue

Minimum pricing for alcohol could be illegal - but Ireland's pressing ahead

Dec 23rd 2015, 5:00 PM 35,779 Views 152 Comments

A European Court of Justice ruling says a tax should be introduced instead of minimum pricing.

# minimum-pricing - Saturday 12 December, 2015

Prime Numbers

How much will a can of beer cost you next year? It's the week in numbers

Dec 12th 2015, 6:30 PM 22,582 Views 44 Comments

Plus: How many selfies did Teresa Mannion say she posed for in Ballina?

# minimum-pricing - Friday 11 December, 2015

Slabs Of Drink

David Norris says people on social welfare shouldn't be allowed to buy drink

Dec 11th 2015, 11:53 AM 40,440 Views 310 Comments

The independent senator said alcohol had now become “a human right” in Ireland.

# minimum-pricing - Wednesday 9 December, 2015

Alcohol pricing: Here's how the planned changes will affect your pocket

Dec 9th 2015, 11:19 PM 94,205 Views 327 Comments

The government has announced that it will be setting the price of alcohol at €1 a unit.

# minimum-pricing - Sunday 26 April, 2015

Behind The Bar

Politicians who own pubs tell us what has gone wrong for rural Ireland

Apr 26th 2015, 8:30 PM 43,218 Views 110 Comments

Owning a pub and being in Leinster House – seeing the demise of rural Ireland from the outside and the inside.

# minimum-pricing - Wednesday 4 February, 2015

Clampdown This post contains a poll

Poll: Do you support minimum prices for alcohol?

Feb 4th 2015, 8:45 AM 25,816 Views 187 Comments

Is this the way to curb Ireland’s problem drinking?

Alcohol

Those supermarket booze deals could be in danger...

Feb 4th 2015, 7:38 AM 49,008 Views 205 Comments

There will also be regulation of sports sponsorship for the first time if new legislation agreed by the Government passes.

# minimum-pricing - Wednesday 3 September, 2014

Budget 2015 This post contains a poll

Higher alcohol prices are working - don't lower excise duty, says charity

Sep 3rd 2014, 2:55 PM 9,528 Views 48 Comments

Alcohol Action Ireland is also calling for the introduction of minimum pricing to target binge drinking.

# minimum-pricing - Wednesday 2 April, 2014

Drink

'It's not my intention to treat the drinks industry like a pariah' says Alex White

Apr 2nd 2014, 7:05 PM 8,210 Views 25 Comments

Minister of State at the Department of Health said conflicting interests of the drinks industry and health professionals cannot be reconciled when it comes to formulating public health policy.

# minimum-pricing - Monday 10 February, 2014

New Research

860 fewer people would be killed by alcohol every year if minimum pricing was introduced

Feb 10th 2014, 7:15 AM 9,969 Views 98 Comments

New research shows it would have negligible effects on low income moderate drinkers’ alcohol consumption and spending.

# minimum-pricing - Wednesday 23 October, 2013

Alcohol Abuse

Government deal to implement minimum alcohol pricing welcomed

Oct 23rd 2013, 7:52 AM 10,741 Views 134 Comments

But the government has kicked plans to ban alcohol companies from sponsoring sport into the long grass.

# minimum-pricing - Tuesday 15 October, 2013

Opinion

Column: Does minimum alcohol pricing make (economic) sense?

Oct 15th 2013, 7:15 AM 366 Views 35 Comments

Basic microeconomics teaches us that price controls are a bad policy decision and alcohol is no exception to the rule, writes Luke McGrath.

# minimum-pricing - Friday 11 October, 2013

Your Say This post contains a poll

Poll: Should we have a minimum price for alcohol?

Oct 11th 2013, 9:28 AM 10,887 Views 163 Comments

GPs want the measure brought in as part of Budget 2014 to prevent people binge drinking. But would it work?

# minimum-pricing - Saturday 28 July, 2012

Opinion

Column: Yes, booze causes problems – but why tar us all with the same brush?

Jul 28th 2012, 7:45 AM 25 Views 46 Comments

Proposals to hike the minimum price of alcohol are penalising moderate drinkers for the sins of those who have bigger problems, writes Aaron McKenna.

# minimum-pricing - Monday 7 March, 2011

Alcohol

Minimum pricing for alcohol plan to be launched in Northern Ireland

Mar 7th 2011, 8:58 AM 570 Views No Comments

A consultation will be launched today on setting a minimum price per unit of alcohol sold in Northern Ireland.

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