In Ireland, the Public Health (Alcohol) Act 2018 was passed as a legislative framework to minimise alcohol consumption and related harm. The Act would require a shift in alcohol policy in Ireland, including changes around pricing, promotions, advertising, licencing, availability, and protecting young people. The aim of this research was to understand support for elements of the Public Health (Alcohol) Bill in Donegal County.

We asked two groups of Donegal residents their views, the first, 395 students based at Letterkenny Institute of Technology now Atlantic Technological University (student sample in 2018/19), and the second, 536 adults living in Donegal reached through email or Facebook advertisements (general adults sample in 2019/2020).