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Healthy Ireland Survey 2015: Findings

Healthy Ireland Survey 2015 Please click on the above link to read the very comprehensive interviewer-administered survey with interviews conducted on a face to […]

A shot in the arm to tackle overdose deaths

http://www.medicalindependent.ie/72724/hopes_raised_for_otc_naloxone ”Research shows that providing increased access to naloxone for people likely to witness an overdose, such as the family, case workers and friends […]

Ireland’s National Strategy to reduce Suicide 2015 – 2020

Ireland’s National Strategy to reduce suicide 2015 – 2020 Connecting for Life is Ireland’s National Strategy to reduce suicide (2015-2020). The development of the […]

Connect Mental Health Day: 8 – 10th of October

http://www.connectmentalhealth.ie/   Please click on the link above for more information on Connect    

Donegal Youth Service, Party in the Park, funded by NWRDATF Small Grants Campaign

‘Test all babies for alcohol syndrome’?

http://www.irishexaminer.com/ireland/test-all-babies-for-alcohol-syndrome-355726.html All babies should undergo a test to find out if their mother drank alcohol during pregnancy, a neonatal expert told the Joint Committee […]

Diageo faces £150m annual profit cut due to weak currencies

http://www.theguardian.com/business/2015/sep/23/diageo-annual-profit-cut-weak-currencies The weakness of emerging-market currencies against the pound is likely to chop about £150m off Diageo’s annual profit, according to the maker of […]

Irish People – drinking alcohol and cancer risks

http://www.thejournal.ie/irish-people-drinking-cancer-risk-2336738-Sep2015/ MORE THAN HALF of Irish people who drink do so in a ‘harmful manner’ and it could be increasing their risk of cancer, […]

Should drug users have a safe space to inject?

http://www.irishtimes.com/life-and-style/health-family/should-drug-users-have-a-safe-space-to-inject-1.2343449 Please see attached link of interest ……it’s looking increasingly likely that medically supervised injection centres will open within the next year. What will […]

Alcopop Review – 14.9.15

http://www.theguardian.com/society/2015/sep/14/alcopop-review-written-by-12-year-old-named-years-worst-alcohol-advertising#_=_ A review of a two-litre cask of pineapple punch-flavoured Vodka Cruiser on the website of a major alcohol retailer apparently written by a […]