The government is being called on to drop the minimum unit pricing on alcohol because it simply “hasn’t worked” according to one journalist.
The legislation, which came into effect back in January 2022, meant that going forward every gram of alcohol would cost at least 10 cents.
At the time of its implementation, Minister for Health, Stephen Donnelly said: “This measure is designed to reduce serious illness and death from alcohol consumption and to reduce the pressure on our health services from alcohol-related conditions”.
