News

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26th March 2015
Alcohol Action Ireland calls on Government to put the health of children firstAlcohol Action Ireland has told the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children that it will be spurning the opportunity to make a significant difference to the health and wellbeing of future generations of Irish people if it fails to tackle alcohol marketing and advertising, including alcohol sponsorship of sport, as part of the Public Health (Alcohol) Bill
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26th March 2015
Diageo director David Smith withdraws from drink campaignDrinks giant Diageo has pulled its representative from the board of the controversial alcohol aware ness campaign, which it also funds.
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26th March 2015
Three drinks a day ‘can cause cancer’Drinking three alcoholic drinks a day can cause liver cancer, research has suggested.
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26th March 2015
Concern about alcohol industry’s self-regulatory codesAlcohol Action Ireland calls on Government to put the health of children first and not to pass the alcohol industry’s self-regulatory codes into law
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26th March 2015
Haul highlights links to drug cartelsThe discovery of a huge haul of cocaine at Cork Port directly imported from Central America again raises concerns regarding the shipment of massive consignments to Ireland and through Irish waters for the local and British markets.
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25th March 2015
Diageo steps down from Stop Out-of-Control Drinking boardDrinks giant Diageo has announced it is no longer going to be involved with the controversial Stop Out of Control Drinking campaign.
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25th March 2015
Diageo steps down from board of ‘Stop Out-of-Control Drinking’ campaignDiageo - the parent company of Guinness – have withdrawn from an alcohol awareness campaign just a month after it was established.
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25th March 2015
Diageo steps down from board of Stop Out of Control Drinking campaignDiageo has announced it is to step down from the board of ‘responsible drinking’ group ‘Stop Out-Of-Control Drinking’.
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25th March 2015
Alcohol companies may have learned some lessons from the fight against Big TobaccoAlcohol companies’ support for responsible drinking campaigns is little more than a “clever exercise in corporate branding”, one advertising expert has claimed.
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25th March 2015
Third group steps down from Diageo alcohol campaignSpeculation is mounting that a third high-profile organisation has resigned from the board of the controversial Diageo-funded alcohol awareness campaign.