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A key finding in the latest HBSC report is heartening:  at 37%, the number of 15-17 year olds who reported never having had a drink has substantially increased by 16% since the 2014 report, which is significant given that the average age…

Robert de Niro is quoted as saying “The talent is in the choices”.  A truism for sure, but is it a talent we can nurture, and how can we make better choices?  This is one of the fundamental questions that…

In recent months both the HSE and Charity Regulator have referenced the need for greater trust as a strategic priority going forward.  Indeed trust is in short supply amongst many societal institutions like the Garda, EU and civil service whose…

At our recent annual Stakeholder Day we asked the question: How do you sustain a movement for change?  Initiating change is difficult in itself, but securing and building sustainable momentum, is a whole other additional challenge. Our 2019 Day followed this…

History has shown that what might be viewed and accepted in one decade can be an anathema in the next – take smoking as an example. Looking retrospectively, we tend to categorise these as monumental societal shifts in attitude and…

Our persistent pursuit of simplicity means we like things to be black and white.  We like to know when we’re sick and when we’re healthy.  We see things as good or bad, always or never, right or wrong.  And we…

A vision of Ireland as a place where alcohol is not misused is, arguably, an ideological one.  But that’s the purpose of a vision.  It’s meant to be big, hard to reach, and challenging… but critically, possible. Like most of us, I’m drawn to…