Drinkaware was delighted to be invited by the Joint Committee on Education, Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science to submit a written submission regarding Leaving Certificate reform. It is both positive and important that the Committee is looking…
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Charity Impact Awards 2021
Drinkaware has entered the Charity Impacts Awards 2021! Voting is open to the public and you can vote for us here. At Drinkaware, we believe in our mission to reduce and prevent the misuse of alcohol in Ireland and delay…
Drinkaware publishes 2020 Annual Report & and Financial Statements
Drinkaware publishes the 2020 Annual Report and Financial Statements. 2020 was a busy year for our small but dedicated team. In 2019 Drinkaware challenged Ireland’s social norms and stereotypes regarding alcohol. In 2020 we witnessed measurable in-roads regarding the rewriting of…
‘A year on – How Covid-19 has affected behaviours and attitudes towards Alcohol’
Self-reported increase in weekly and binge drinking and increase in intent to drink less. Read on for key findings on behaviours and attitudes towards alcohol a year on from Covid-19. Key Findings: 55% drinking on a weekly basis versus 52%…
Summer Research briefing
Summer 2021 – A year on – drinking behaviours and attitudes in Ireland in the context of COVID-19 in 2021 DATE: WEDNESDAY 14TH JULY 2021 TIME: 12 NOON THIS EVENT WILL TAKE PLACE ONLINE VIA ZOOM Join us for our Summer 2021 Research Briefing, featuring John O’Mahony, Director, B&A, delivering the keynote presentation. Talk title: A year…
Guest Blog: Kate Gunn. ‘How Giving up drink for 30 days changed my life’
3 minute read. I was 43 when I decided to take a thirty-day break from alcohol. I didn’t really want to, but my partner had been advised by his doctor to see whether a month booze-free would help his ongoing reflux and heartburn. So, I agreed to join…
Reduce your risk, reduce your drinking
Ahead of World Cancer Day on February 4th Drinkaware is urging the public to be aware of the link between alcohol and the risk of developing certain cancers, and how changes to drinking habits can help reduce that risk. Last…
National charity, Drinkaware calls on Irish public to join the growing movement of those cutting down or cutting out alcohol
Drinkaware, the national charity working to prevent and reduce alcohol misuse in Ireland, is today reporting a significant rise in people seeking practical supports to cut down or cut out alcohol in 2020. 14,247 individual orders were placed via www.drinkaware.ie…
Update on Christmas resource orders
Drinkaware has received over 12,000 individual orders for our free health promotion resources, like the home measure cup, since 18 November via our website. To put this figure in context, we received 4,342 online orders in all of 2019. While…