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Is the ever-increasing price of alcohol actually increasing risky drinking behaviour among young people

Last week we spoke to Sheila Gilheaney, CEO of Alcohol Alliance Ireland following a report publis...

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17.00 6 Feb 2026


Is the ever-increasing price of alcohol actually increasing risky drinking behaviour among young people


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17.00 6 Feb 2026


Last week we spoke to Sheila Gilheaney, CEO of Alcohol Alliance Ireland following a report published on youth drinking take a listen...

Following that discussion psychotherapist, Michelle Whelan Kennedy got in touch with the show saying she felt that the argument on raising prices or increasing tax on alcohol is overly simplistic.  

“As a therapist and also as a mother, I see how raising the cost of alcohol has...forced drinking heavily before going out because it’s unaffordable when people go out.”

She joined Shane to explain her argument


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