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Alcohol imports will not have to have health labelling - Donnelly

The Health Minister’s comments follow the signing of legislation mandating the calorie content and grams of alcohol be stated on product labels into law

Government signs world’s first legislation on health labelling of alcohol into law

Labels will state the calorie content and grams of alcohol in the product and warn of risks of consuming alcohol when pregnant

Post Script: Strangely quiet at BoI; rare sighting of drinks guru; CarTrawler sale; British bet

The Business Post takes a look at the scenes behind the stories

Conor McGregor to buy Porterhouse brewery as he expands business empire

The mixed martial artist has bought the craft brewery as he launches his own stout

Health group criticises Donnelly over inaction on daytime alcohol advertising ban

Minister for Health claims to have been in talks with the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland on the matter since 2019

Distiller warns of ‘reputational risk’ as Italy hits out at Ireland’s drinks labelling rules

Irish industry groups have criticised the proposals for health labels on alcohol products, which have been backed by campaign groups but opposed by several other European countries

Give booze the boot and reap the benefits in health and cash

Detoxes like Dry January don’t have to be about deprivation – in fact, you’re rewarding your body and mind, and your wallet, with alcohol-free periods

Profits surge by 254% at Bulmers owner C&C

Sales at the drinks company are now over €900 million

Varadkar says later pub opening hours won’t lead to increased drinking

Pubs will now be able to stay open until 12.30am every night of the week

Glass half full: taking the measure of the minimum unit pricing initiative

Minimum unit pricing aims to reduce alcohol-related illness and death, as it has done in other countries – but its efficacy here is likely to be tested by everything from legal challenges to cross-border shopping

Government ‘dragging its heels’ on daytime alcohol adverts ban

Measure was legislated for three years ago, but ministerial order has yet to be signed

Shedding the stigma of female addiction

Many women who have alcohol or substance problems also face a lack of social support, but academics and addicts agree that these moral judgments have no place in a modern, progressive society: instead, there should be a greater focus on building up women’s ‘recovery capital’

Sisk to pause introduction of alcohol and drug testing for union staff

Union accused construction firm of skirting industry-wide talks over the implementation of a policy for intoxicant testing

Tánaiste asks DUP’s Poots to bring forward minimum alcohol pricing

Leo Varadkar said that when he first introduced minimum unit pricing as Minister for Health, he intended that it would be introduced at the same time in Northern Ireland.

Off-licences lobbied to get earlier minimum unit pricing

Coalition aims to introduce new pricing laws in January despite concerns it may fuel the cross-border alcohol trade

Beer could soon be twice as expensive as it is in North

Coalition to introduce minimum unit pricing within weeks, but drinks industry says move should not go ahead until there is a similar law in Northern Ireland