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06/07/16
The Mental Health Commission annual report for 2015 - July 2016
The Mental Health Commission launched their annual report for 2015 in
June 2016. I spoke to John Saunders the Director of Shine - Supporting
People affected by Mental Ill Health and the current chair of the Mental
Health Commission in the Shine offices on Blessington Street about the
MHC in general; their report; and about current mental health services
in general in Ireland today and about the challenges involved in moving
to a community-based mental health service where adequate services are
provided to help people recover and lead valued lives in the community.
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Paulo Coelho
I learned about this in AA. Almost every time you go "out there" on the drink
after accepting you have a problem it gets worse. Because you know deep
down you have a problem and I think there is spiritual energy at play
telling you "This is not the way to go and you will have to learn that
and will whatever the cost". AA is about helping- and transforming- the individual drinker to live a happy life free from drink so this below message from Paul would be applicable to everyone in life in general, I think, and not just to people who have a alcohol or drug addiction or other addiction.
I haven't gone to an AA meeting in well over three years but I learned a lot going to those meetings and thanks in very large part to the organisation I haven't drank in well over 5 years! :)
I haven't gone to an AA meeting in well over three years but I learned a lot going to those meetings and thanks in very large part to the organisation I haven't drank in well over 5 years! :)
16/06/16
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Heineken and Formula 1 in 2016!
Image via felixdicit.com
Photo via chimpreports.com
Letter to The Irish Times
Alcohol companies and motor sports
Sir, – In light of the recent statistics issued by the
Road Safety Authority that found that alcohol was a factor in almost 40
per cent of fatal road incidents, it is truly shocking to see Formula 1
agreed a five-year new sponsorship deal with Heineken.
The F1 deal with Heineken, estimated to be worth €133
million, places this alcohol company as one of the main sponsors of the
sport, with both trackside billboards and also sponsorship of teams in
F1. Alcohol brands are now dominating sponsorship in F1, linking popular
motor sport to one of the major killers on our roads, drink-driving.
A report on alcohol brand exposure during the F1
Monaco Grand Prix last year showed there were on average 11 references
to alcohol brands per minute, averaging one every five seconds. The
Monaco Grand Prix has a worldwide audience of around 500 million people,
and with the new deal in addition to the previous sponsorship
agreement, F1 is close to becoming more an event for granting the global
exposure of alcohol brands than a sporting event.
Between 2008 and 2012, 1,077 lives were lost in in 983
fatal collisions in Ireland alone. Surely Formula 1 has a
responsibility to break the link between drinking and driving? – Yours,
etc,
Prof FRANK MURRAY,
Chairman,
Alcohol Health Alliance Ireland,
President
Royal College of Physicians of Ireland,
Frederick House,
South Frederick Street,
Dublin 2
15th June 2016
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Inequality and poverty - Michael D. Higgins (3)
"Global hunger is rooted in poverty;
And poverty is exacerbated by inequality."
And poverty is exacerbated by inequality."
President Michael D. Higgins, 9 June 2016
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CRAOL Community Radio Féile 2016 - Regency Hotel
On Saturday 28th May 2016 the Near Media Co-op hosted the 2016 CRAOL Community Radio Féile & Awards in the Regency Hotel. I went along to it in a personal capacity and for Near FM and Raidió na Life and interviewed:
1) Louise McLoughlin, Broadcasting Authority of Ireland (BAI) (en).
2) Martina O'Brien, CRAOL (en).
3) Jack Byrne, Near Media Co-op and current chairperson of CRAOL (en).
4) Ciarán Ó Muirí, Comharchumann Cumarsáide Near (ga).
5) Muiris Ó Fiannachta, Raidió na Life (ga).
6) Fergus Ó hÍr, Raidió Fáilte (ga).
7) Tina Dennis, Dublin South FM (en).
8) Jeff Murphy, 92.5 Phoenix FM (en).
9) Gavin Byrne, Near FM (en).
10) Donie Tarrant, Near FM (ga).
11) Irena Cvetković, Athlone Community Radio (en).
12) Tony Conway, Erris FM (en).
13) David Quinn, Freelance Video Journalist (en).
14) Aoife Nic Canna, DJ & Oibrí sa Meáin (ga).
15) Ciarán Oglesby, Near FM (ga).
16) Eoghan Ó Néill, Raidió Fáilte (ga).
17) Bénévole de Radio, Fréquence Sillé (fr) .
18) Bénévole de Radio, Fréquence Sillé (fr).
19) Sally Galiana, Near FM (es).
20) Sally Galiana, Near FM (en).
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