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Lee Fields 4 Mile Road Race – New Date

Our ‘Lee Fields 4 Mile Road Race’ will now be taking place on Sunday June 17th. In conjunction with Hello Sunday Morning, the HSE, Cork Local Drug & Alcohol Task Force, and Southern Regional Drug & Alcohol Task Force,...

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UCC RAG Week 2018

Services collaborate to provide information to students as part of UCC RAG Week. As part of University College Cork (UCC) RAG week 2018, Cork Drug and Alcohol Task Force collaborated with The Sexual Health Centre Cork and UCC DJ...

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Case-Management: Inter-Agency Seminar, Feb 2018

The seminar ‘An Exploration of Case-Management and Opportunities for Inter-Agency Collaboration’ was held on February 22nd in the Vertigo Room, Cork County Hall. Since the publication of the National Drug Rehabilitation Framework in 2010, work has been on-going in developing a case-management...

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Community Rep Selection – South Centre of Cork City

Are you interested in representing your community on Cork Local Drug & Alcohol Task Force?  If yes, you or a representative of your community group are invited to a meeting on a community rep for the South Centre of...

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Community Rep Selection – Cork North West

Would your community group / agency like to participate in a democratic process to select a representative for Cork North West on the Cork Local Drug & Alcohol Task Force?’ A community meeting in Knocknaheeny Youth Centre will be taking place...

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‘Controlled Drinking’ Has No Protective Effects

Article from The Irish Times, Thursday January 25th 2018. Ciaran Darcy No evidence children given alcohol by parents drink less harmfully ‘Lancet’ study in Australia finds ‘controlled drinking’ has no protective effects Children who are provided with alcohol by...

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Lee Fields 4 Mile Road Race

In conjunction with Hello Sunday Morning, the HSE, Cork Local Drug & Alcohol Task Force, and Southern Regional Drug & Alcohol Task Force, we invite you to attend this chip timed 4 mile event. ‘Hello Sunday Morning’ encourages individuals...

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Community Representation for North West of Cork City

An open community meeting will be held in Knocknaheeny Youth Centre on 31st January from 7-9pm.   The meeting is hosted by Cork Local Drug & Alcohol Task Force.   The open community meeting aims to promote the opportunity for interested individuals  to...

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Alcohol & Cancer Info Event

Some photos from the Alcohol and Cancer events which were held in community settings in Knocknaheeny and Gurranabraher on the 23rd November last. These information sessions were open to the public to raise awareness of the link between alcohol...

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Alcohol & Cancer Information Sessions

As part of the European Awareness Week on Alcohol Related Harms members from the Cork & Kerry Alcohol Strategy Group have organised information sessions to raise awareness of the link between Alcohol and Cancer on Thursday 23rd of November (please...

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