To inform an update to Ireland's low-risk alcohol guidelines, the Department of Health requested HIQA conduct two reports. The first report models the risk of death and admission to hospital due to alcohol consumption, using Irish mortality, hospital admission, and alcohol consumption data to characterise the risks at different levels of alcohol consumption. The second report is a systematic review of international evidence on the association between alcohol consumption and mental health.

• Open the Protocol for modelling the risk of alcohol-attributable mortality and hospital admission in Ireland (new tab)
• Open the Protocol for a systematic review on the association between alcohol consumption and mental health outcomes (new tab)