Drinkaware, the national charity working to prevent and reduce alcohol misuse in Ireland, is encouraging the public to manage time spent at home or in self-isolation without alcohol, given that 50% of Irish adults cite ‘coping’ as motivation for their…
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DRINKAWARE SPRING RESEARCH BREAKFAST BRIEFING: DR OLLIE BARTLETT THE ROLE OF THE LAW AS PART OF A COMPREHENSIVE ALCOHOL STRATEGY
We created the Drinkaware Research Breakfast Briefing series to reach out to all stakeholders to build a community of active and interested researchers in the health and behaviour change space. We encourage collaboration both with us and each other through…
RURAL DWELLERS MOST INFLUENCED BY NEW DRINK DRIVING LAWS, NEW DRINKAWARE RESEARCH SHOWS
New research from Drinkaware, the national charity working to prevent and reduce alcohol misuse, shows that updated drink driving legislation is positively influencing driver behaviour in rural areas. The updated Road Traffic (Amendment) Act 2018, in effect since October 2018, increased the…
Junior Cycle Students More Likely to Abstain or Delay Drinking with Early Education, Maynooth University Study Shows
Drinkaware, the national charity working to prevent and reduce alcohol misuse in Ireland, has published the findings of Year Two of its Alcohol Education Programme (AEP). This longitudinal study by Maynooth University tracks the experiences, attitudes and behaviours of almost…
World Cancer Day 2020
Alcohol is known as a modifiable risk factor for at least seven types of cancer. While there are many different contributory factors for cancer, there are some positive actions we can take to reduce our own and our family’s cancer risk. This means that by making…
Drinkaware 2019 Year in Review
2019 was a landmark year for Drinkaware. We ramped up our activities and successes: reaching and engaging with more members of the general public than ever before; partnering with like-minded organisations that align with our mission to prevent and reduce…
CEO COMMENTS: UNDERAGE DRINKING MAY BE DOWN BUT THERE’S NO ROOM FOR COMPLACENCY
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…
DRINKAWARE CALLING ON PARENTS AND OTHER ADULT RELATIVES TO BE POSITIVE FAMILY ROLE MODELS THIS CHRISTMAS
Drinkaware, the national charity working to prevent and reduce alcohol misuse, is encouraging parents – and other family members – to be positive role models around alcohol for their children over the Christmas period. 78% of parents cite family celebrations…
DRINKAWARE INDEX SHORTLISTED FOR RESEARCH EXCELLENCE AWARDS 2019
We are delighted to announce that the Drinkaware Index 2019: Analysing Hazardous Drinking in Ireland report is shortlisted for this year’s Marketing Society Research Excellence Awards in the Public Policy and Social Research category. This landmark study was conducted by Behaviour & Attitudes in April…