The country’s Health Minister, Stephen Donnelly signed the Public Health Alcohol Labeling Regulations, which will require labels that show calorie content, grams of alcohol, risks of cancer and liver disease and the dangers of drinking while pregnant.
The law, however, will not take effect until May 2026 to give businesses time to conform to the rules.
Donnelly noted the new labels would bring alcoholic beverages in line with other products that are already required to feature health risks on packaging.
The controversial labeling plan gained previous approval from European Union and the World Trade Organization after booze makers around the world complained but failed to get the agencies to step in and block the measure.
