Children ‘collateral’ victims of drink sector sport sponsorship

Children are the “unfortunate collateral damage” of sports sponsorship by the drink industry, a seminar on alcohol has heard.

Fiona Ryan, chief executive of Alcohol Action Ireland, said policymakers know what needs to be done to combat the alcohol problem, but “don’t want” to do it.

Health expert Professor Joe Barry said there was no evidence the Government shared the view that action needs to be taken.