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Drinks Manufacturers Raise Concerns Over Labelling Proposals In Alcohol Bill

Irish drinks manufacturers have criticised the Minister for Health, Simon Harris, for failing to address concerns about the advertising and labelling propo...

New Labels Will Have Devastating Effect On Wine Industry: IWA

The Irish Wine Association (IWA) has strongly opposed the labelling proposal in the Public Health (Alcohol) Bill, stating that the draconian measure will h...

Research Shows Most Irish Consumers Not In Favour Of Alcohol Bill

A majority of Irish consumers do not think the Public Health (Alcohol) Bill should be introduced in its current form, according to a poll from Independent...

ABFI Asserts Alcohol Bill Ad-Ban Will Hurt Irish Businesses

The Alcohol Beverage Federation of Ireland (ABFI) has once again spoken out against the Public Health Alcohol Bill, this time asserting that its terms make...

Irish Drinks Exports Valued At €527m This Year So Far

The Alcohol Beverage Federation of Ireland (ABFI) has asserted that newly published CSO figures confirm the massive contribution the drinks industry makes...

Alcohol Bill Could Cost Media Industry €20m In Advertising Revenue

The Public Health (Alcohol) Bill is likely to cost the media industry €20 million per year, according to a report entitled ‘The Potential Impact...

€8.5M In Sponsorship For Arts & Cultural Events Under Threat, Says AFBI

New proposals to restrict advertising and sponsorship will decrease the volume and value of cultural sponsorship by drinks companies, putting these partner...

Governments Brexit Position Paper 'Deeply Flawed' Says ABFI

The Alcohol Beverage Federation of Ireland (ABFI) finds the government's recently published Brexit position 'deeply flawed', according to a statement it is...

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