Drinks industry lobbyists met Government members and officials 361 times in 2018

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Meetings took place year Dáil debated legislation aimed at combating harmful alcohol consumption

Mr McKinney states that 510 days after the Bill was passed, “Ireland still does not have minimum unit pricing for alcohol products.

The broadcasting watershed preventing alcohol advertising being shown before 9pm has not yet come into effect. “If we can reduce our alcohol consumption and delay the age at which our children start to drink, we will save lives and prevent the many serious illnesses that are caused by the misuse of alcohol.”

 

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As terrible as this new virus is, more people die from drink-related illnesses than will die from this new coronavirus... but do governments do anything about it.... No, too worried about financial loss and upsetting the drinks industry.🌻

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