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REACT – Excessive Alcohol Consumption in Third Level
Responding to Excessive Alcohol Consumption in Third Level A new pilot initiative aimed at tackling excessive alcohol consumption among third-level students’ across Ireland has been launched in UCC. Responding to Excessive Alcohol Consumption in Third-level (REACT) – is the...
read moreMultilingual Directory Launch
The launch of the multilingual versions of the ‘Directory of Drug & Alcohol Services in Cork & Kerry’ took place on Thursday 20th of October in the Council of Chambers. Deputy Lord Mayor Councillor Fergal Dennehy attended the launch...
read moreReflections of Hope
As part of Cork Drug & Alcohol Awareness Month, Ballyphehane Action for Youth Project are organising a commemoration ‘Reflections of Hope’. This will be taking place on Wednesday 2nd November from 6.15pm to 7.00pm in S.M.A Church Wilton. The event...
read moreDrug & Alcohol Multilingual Directory Launch
The launch of the Multilingual Directories for Drug and Alcohol Services in Cork and Kerry will be taking place on Thursday 20th October from 11 to 12.30 in the Council Chambers. The Directories, available electronically, are available in a number of...
read more‘Strengthening the Community’ – A Talk by John Lonergan
As part of Cork Drug & Alcohol Awareness Month, former Cork Prison Governor, John Lonergan will give a public address on ‘The Importance of Community, Making a Difference to Others and Drugs & Alcohol in Our Society’. The event,...
read moreBring Me Back Alive
The play, ‘Bring Me Back Alive’ by Patricia McCann will take place in the Firkin Crane on October 21st as part of Cork Drug & Alcohol Awareness Month. The theme of the play focuses on suicide awareness written in a...
read moreCork Drug & Alcohol Awareness Month
The CORK DRUG & ALCOHOL AWARENESS MONTH will once again be taking place this October. The aim of Cork Drug & Alcohol Awareness Month is to raise awareness and signpost information so that communities, families and professionals know where...
read moreNational Drugs Strategy – Public Consultation
The new National Drugs Strategy will set out Government Policy on tackling the drug problem from 2017 onwards. The public consultation process will run from Tuesday 6th of September until Tuesday 18th of October at 5.oo p.m. After the...
read moreBT Young Scientist Research Paper
The BT Young Scientist paper has been published online and can be found here: BT Young Scientist Research Paper The paper, entitled ‘The Association between Parental Attitudes and Alcohol Consumption and Adolescent Alcohol Consumption in Southern Ireland: A Cross-sectional Study’ won...
read moreHSE Statement: Fentanyl Implicated in Overdose Deaths
Arising from a number of drug related deaths in Dublin and Cork in recent weeks, the HSE is issuing an alert in relation to the dangers of a class of Opiate drugs known as Fentanyls. While fentanyl is a...
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