Simon Harris: ‘Use HSE for sound advice on alcohol’

Simon Harris, the health minister, is urging people to use the HSE as a source of information so they can make “informed decisions” about their drinking instead of using the alcohol-industry funded Drinkaware website.

Drinkaware.ie has come under fire from campaigners in recent years, including from Alcohol Action Ireland, but has consistently stressed that its aim is to prevent and reduce alcohol misuse in Ireland, using “evidence-led education and effective communications”.