Banning alcohol sponsorship in sport could be ‘catastrophic’

IRISH sporting organisations face an anxious wait as a government steering group prepares a report which is expected to recommend the phasing out of alcohol sponsorship in sports.

Such an outcome has been described by informed sources as “potentially catastrophic and hugely damaging.”

The banning of alcohol sponsorship in sport is expected to be among those recommendations issued by the Steering Group on the National Substance Misuse Strategy when it reports to the government in the near future.