Sport cannot be intimately linked to alcohol, says Minister

'Sport cannot be intimately linked to alcohol, says Minister' image

New legislation banning drink sponsorship of sporting events was required because sport cannot be "so intimately related to drinking", Minister of State for Trade and Development Joe Costello has said.

Responding to criticism from the Irish Rugby Football Union that the ban would affect the funding of sporting events, Mr Costello said the Government had to break the link between sport and alcohol promotion.

"Sport is about youth, by and large; it is about youth activities," said Mr Costello on a two-day visit to the United Nations in New York
 

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