Minimum unit pricing for alcohol comes into effect in Ireland from today with the price being 10c per gram/€1 per Standard Drink.
Alcohol sold at promotional prices is the worst hit with slabs of beer nearly doubling in price.
Professor Frank Murray, chair, Alcohol Health Alliance Ireland and Charlie Weston, Personal Finance Editor, Independent joined the Last Word to discuss.
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