Ireland’s GAA and GPA call for ban on betting ads during live games Share
Gaelic Athletics Association (GAA) and
Gaelic Players Association (GPA), have argued for new regulations targeting gambling advertisements.
This is not the first time that the GPA has expressed its opinions on gambling’s presence within sports across the country.
Last year, the GPA showed its support for a gambling overhaul, having been in discussions with broadcasters to limit the prevalence of betting advertisements during live coverage of Gaelic football and hurling.
Since then, both sporting bodies have implemented independent bans on gambling sponsorship, and are now arguing for the introduction of legislation at a national level.
Delayed and sporadic rollout of Covid-19 vaccine in mental health facilities criticised
The Psychiatric Nurses Association said frontline workers and service users in the area are being left behind in the vaccine rollout.
There is growing concern among staff about the sporadic rollout of the Covid-19 vaccine at mental health facilities, according to the Psychiatric Nurses Association. File Picture.
Fri, 22 Jan, 2021 - 13:33
Cormac O’Keeffe
Psychiatric nurses have expressed serious concern at the delayed and sporadic rollout of the Covid-19 vaccine throughout the mental health and intellectual disability services.
The Psychiatric Nurses Association (PNA) said frontline workers and service users in these areas were among the most vulnerable to infection in the health services, yet were feeling left behind in the rollout of the vaccine.
Jan 9, 2021
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| By Richard Mulligan
The professional body for psychiatrists in the Republic of Ireland has called for an outright ban on gambling advertisement in sports from early 2021.
In publishing its Gambling Disorder Position Paper, the College of Psychiatrists of Ireland (CPI) said there was overwhelming evidence for a connection between the high volume of betting advertisements and an increase in problem gambling.
It said measures including an “urgent, outright ban” on advertising and the introduction of dedicated treatment pathways are necessary to tackle what it considers to be a public health crisis.
The CPI said anecdotal information from Consultant Addiction Psychiatrists indicates a concerning rise in gambling disorders referrals amid Covid-19 lockdowns, due to isolation, more opportunity to gamble while working from home and higher levels of targeted online advertising.