Departments lobbied against plans to end sport sponsorship by drink firms

Government departments repeatedly lobbied against proposals to end sport sponsorship by the drinks industry, internal memos show.

Departments lobbied against plans to end sport sponsorship by drink firms
Mon, 08 Oct, 2012 - 01:00
Cormac O’Keeffe

Documents obtained by the Irish Examiner under the Freedom of Information Act show various departments tried to get the plans dropped or watered down.

The National Substance Misuse Strategy Steering Group, set up in Dec 2009, eventually published its report in Feb 2012.

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