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# Public Health Alcohol Bill

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# Public Health
New laws on alcohol advertising during sports and children's events come into force today
It follows the banning of loyalty points for alcoholic drinks and the introduction of the so-called “booze curtain”.
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Nov 12th 2021, 6:00 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.
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Jan 11th 2021, 6:10 AM
# alcohol bill
Cheap booze: Government still stalling on minimum alcohol pricing as limits on off-licence hours unlikely
A minister has said it would risk “undermining the effectiveness” of minimum pricing if it’s not implemented at the same as Northern Ireland.
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Oct 7th 2020, 2:01 PM
# minimum pricing
Ireland can't wait forever to ban the sale of cheap alcohol, says Varadkar
The government wants to introduce minimum pricing at the same time as the North.
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Dec 18th 2019, 8:19 AM
# Banned
Companies that break new alcohol advertisement rules will face fines and jail time
Alcohol ads will be banned near schools, creches and playgrounds from next week.
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Nov 4th 2019, 6:00 AM
# Lobbying
'Unenforceable and unworkable': Government given legal warning over alcohol ad restrictions
Laws prohibiting the advertising of alcohol within 200 metres of schools will come into effect later this year.
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Feb 21st 2019, 12:05 AM
# food and drink
Heineken warned that new alcohol laws will make Ireland ‘less attractive’ for foreign investment
The beer giant lobbied the Health Minister before the controversial bill was passed.
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Nov 11th 2018, 8:00 AM
# food and drink
Heineken warned that new alcohol laws will make Ireland ‘less attractive’ for foreign investment
The beer giant lobbied the Health Minister before the controversial bill was passed.
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Nov 8th 2018, 5:21 PM
# PROHIBITED
Alcohol ads to be banned near schools, creches and playgrounds from next year
From 12 November 2019, ads for alcohol in the cinema will also be banned except for over 18s movies.
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Nov 5th 2018, 12:01 AM
# finally made it
After 1,000 days of debate, the government's landmark alcohol legislation has been passed
The bill, first introduced in 2015, passed through the Dáil this evening.
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Oct 3rd 2018, 9:19 PM
# Public Health Alcohol Bill
Cancer warning labels on alcohol products will not be ditched from Public Health Alcohol Bill
There were reports that warnings on alcohol products linking excessive consumption to fatal cancers were to be removed.
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Sep 25th 2018, 8:00 PM
# Public Health Alcohol Bill
Decision to not include cancer warnings on alcohol products an 'insult to those who have suffered from cancer'
Senator Frances Black was reacting to the news that cancer warning labels are expected to be dropped from the Alcohol Bill.
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Sep 24th 2018, 8:56 PM
# new alcohol laws
Irish Cancer Society urges minister not to drop proposed cancer warning labels on alcohol products
Political parties are under pressure to weaken some aspects of the legislation.
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Sep 21st 2018, 5:20 PM
# Advertising
FactCheck: Would the new alcohol bill ban the Guinness Christmas ad?
It’s a claim made by the alcohol lobby, but does it stand up to scrutiny?
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Dec 21st 2017, 12:05 AM
# minimum pricing
Ireland must wait for the North before banning the sale of cheap alcohol
Simon Harris says he won’t be “holding off on it forever”.
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Nov 14th 2017, 6:01 AM
# Public Health Alcohol Bill
Here's what the minimum price for booze will be under new alcohol rules
A 500 ml can of Dutch Gold will cost €1.58.
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Nov 9th 2017, 3:33 PM
Voices
Debate Room: Are proposed restrictions on alcohol advertising going too far?
The Public Health (Alcohol) Bill restricts ads so they are less likely to glamorise our relationship with alcohol.
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Sep 27th 2017, 6:30 AM
# booze
Costs for local shops and the Guinness Christmas ad... just two stumbling blocks facing alcohol bill
The bill seeks to restrict the sale and advertising of alcohol across the country.
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Sep 23rd 2017, 9:00 AM
Voices
'Lobbyists are lining up to kill the Alcohol Bill'
Senator Frances Black finds it ‘disheartening’ to watch legislation picked apart that she believes will protect families all over Ireland.
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Jul 6th 2017, 10:57 AM
Voices
'From Puck Fair to the Cork Jazz, our festivals are dependent on the drinks industry'
The Public Health (Alcohol) Bill will jeopardise the partnerships that make cultural events possible, writes Patricia Callan.
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Jul 4th 2017, 6:15 AM
# drinking kills
Could your bottle of beer soon carry scary, cigarette-style warning labels?
The Health Minister will get the power to set the size of warnings on alcohol products.
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Feb 19th 2017, 12:05 AM
# counting the cost
12 cans of Heineken for €20? This is how minimum pricing could affect your pocket
Each unit of alcohol will be required to cost €1 under the Public Health (Alcohol) Bill.
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Feb 12th 2017, 9:30 PM
# Showdown
There's trouble between Fine Gael and the Independent Alliance again... this time it's over alcohol
Independent Alliance TDs say certain sections of the Public Health Alcohol Bill are akin to a “nanny state”.
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Nov 17th 2016, 5:31 PM
# off limits
New laws on the way to curb the spread of pubs and off licences
Frances Fitzgerald and planning minister Paudie Coffey have agreed a proposal to grant new veto-on-development powers to city and county councils.
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Jan 8th 2016, 3:00 PM
Voices
Opinion: Our harmful drinking culture impacts us all – we urgently need to tackle it
A hazardous level of alcohol consumption exists across Irish society, but women and young people are showing the most alarming trends.
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Jan 30th 2015, 8:00 AM
# Drink
'It's not my intention to treat the drinks industry like a pariah' says Alex White
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.
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Apr 2nd 2014, 7:05 PM