Date: 30th March 2022 Time: 12 noon This event will take place online via Zoom We are pleased to invite you to join us for our Spring 2022 Research Briefing. We are delighted to welcome Dr Michael Daly, Maynooth University who…
Category: Blog
Guest Blog: Belong To – LGBTQ+ Youth Ireland
Shane Smart (he/him) is the Drug and Alcohol Youth Worker at Belong To, the national LGBTI+ youth organisation. Belong To offers advice, information, and crisis counselling for LGBTI+ youth, also supporting free, non-judgemental LGBTI+ youth groups across Ireland. Through training,…
Drinkaware’s response to the public consultation on the next Government Policy Framework for Children & Young People in Ireland 2023-2028
Drinkaware welcomes the opportunity to respond to the public consultation on the next Government Policy Framework for Children & Young People in Ireland 2023-2028. Drinkaware firmly believes in a ‘whole of government, whole of society approach’ in addressing the issues…
It Means #SoMuchMore
Welcome to March! Spring has begun, and the St. Patrick’s Day Festival is back after two very long and challenging years. We couldn’t be more excited! This month we are celebrating Irish culture and how Ireland is about #SoMuchMore than…
Alternative Ways to Spend Valentine’s Day
Valentine’s Day is a time for love and joy with those closest to you. While wine and champagne are typical gifts for the occasion, it doesn’t have to be this way. The Drinkaware team have put together an alcohol-free list…
Guest Blog: Pádraig Walsh. How can I make my new exercise routine more appealing?
Why a glass of wine can be more tempting than a run and how to change it. My 8-month-old son recently got a present of a walker. It’s one of those space-consuming apparatuses offering him the freedom to scoot around…
Have A Merry, Mindful Christmas
It’s the most wonderful time of the year and you might be planning on hosting get-together this festive season so keep reading to discover some tips and advice on how to host a merry and mindful Christmas gathering*. With more…
Promoting Wellbeing Through Behaviour Change – Winter 2021 Research Briefing
To mark Alcohol Awareness Week, we facilitated our Winter 2021 Research Briefing and were delighted to have lined up two speakers that each delivered presentations focusing on promoting wellbeing through behaviour change. Dr David Comerford, a Behavioural Economist and Senior Lecturer…
Get the Facts About Alcohol: A Drinkaware Public webinar
We were excited to hold our first public webinar alongside behavioural psychologist, Pádraig Walsh. Didn’t make it? Don’t worry. Everything we learned is too good not to share. Do you know what the HSE low-risk weekly guidelines for alcohol are?…