-Urgent need for health risk labels on alcoholic drinks

Alcohol Action Ireland, the national charity for alcohol-related issues, is urging the incoming Government to introduce explicit health warnings on alcohol products as a matter of urgency.

Speaking ahead of World Cancer Day (4th February 2011), Director Fiona Ryan said: “Consumers have the right to be made aware of the links between alcohol use and the risks to health. There is an undeniable link between alcohol and many cancers - a link that many drinkers are completely oblivious to.