France and Denmark have banned Red Bull, but 32 million cans were sold here last year

Colette Keane writes the debate on the controversial but phenomenally successful drink looks lightly to continue.

ALMOST 88,000 cans of energy drink Red Bull are sold here every day, despite the product causing health fears almost since the moment it arrived on the Irish market in 1996.

Red Bull sales have climbed by 33% from 24 million in 2001 to 32 million last year despite negative publicity about the product during that time.