Growing Up In Ireland To borrow a quote from the 7th Report in the “Growing Up in Ireland” Series “from 18 years of age, they (young adults) are legally able to enter into a binding contract – which means they…
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Mindful Drinking at Festivals
It’s festival season! Whether you’re going to Electric Picnic, or something small and local, you can make the most out of it by practicing mindful drinking. What is mindful drinking? Mindful drinking is a practice that challenges you to think…
Summer 2022 Research Briefing
Drinkaware were delighted to host their 10th Research Briefing event on 23rd June 2022. Dr. Maggie Matthews, Behaviour and Attitudes (B&A), gave the keynote presentation focusing on analysis that she has undertook using data from the latest qualitative Drinkaware research…
CEO Comments: Alcohol Has No Place in Childhood
CEO Comments As the national charity working to prevent underage drinking Drinkaware firmly believes that alcohol has no place in childhood. The legal age for drinking is 18 years, but the average age of first drink is 15.5 years (Drinkaware…
What Is Binge Drinking?
Binge drinking is defined by The World Health Organization (WHO) as consuming six or more standard drinks in one sitting, but what does this mean? Binge drinking is when you drink faster than your liver‘s ability to process alcohol. This means…
Men’s Health Week
This week marks International Men’s Health Week. This week aims to highlight health issues for men and boys, and to encourage men and boys to make healthier lifestyle choices. This year’s theme is ‘MISSION: isPOSSIBLE’ and the call to men is:…
Drinkaware’s response to the public consultation on the Healthy Ireland Men Action Plan 2017-2021
Drinkaware welcomed the opportunity to respond to the public consultation on the Healthy Ireland Men Action Plan (HI-M) 2017-2021). According to the 2021 Drinkaware Barometer, men are more than twice as likely to engage in binge drinking alcohol than women,…
International Day of Families
The International Day of Families is a celebration of the importance of families. Family is at the cornerstone of society. The first group we belong to is our family, no matter how big or small that is. What we learn…
Safe Summer Socialising
Even though the weather may seem a bit dull recently, coming into the Summer months, many of us are looking forward to socialising this summer. After a very long and cold winter, many people are itching to get the BBQ…