Voices of Recovery
Voices of Recovery (VoR) is an initiative of Alcohol Action Ireland (AAI) which has a mission to reduce harm from alcohol. The initiative aims to bring together people with lived experience of alcohol...
29 Sep 202332min
Growing Up with Parental Problem Alcohol Use
Marion Rackard, psychotherapist, addiction counsellor and co-founder of Alcohol Action Ireland's initiative Silent Voices, discusses the psychological impacts arising from growing up with parental pro...
19 Okt 202240min
Reform of alcohol licensing laws: a problem needing a solution or an opportunity to create different drinking occasions and further normalise alcohol use.
With the proposed 'Sale of Alcohol Bill' likely to be approved by government in the autumn, will greater availability of, and access to, alcohol into the early morning alleviate any pressing societal ...
29 Jul 202247min
The lure of alcohol cause marketing: is it nurturing a lifetime alcohol use?
This podcast explores the world of alcohol marketing: how effective are their campaigns, and who are the principal targets for their strategies and why self-regulation is not meaningful control. The p...
4 Apr 202245min
Harnessing our health data. If we don't measure it, we can't manage it.
This podcast marks the launch of a policy paper from Alcohol Action Ireland | University College Cork, which draws attention to the rich store of alcohol related data in the Global Burden of Disease (...
1 Mar 20221h
Can Minimum unit pricing make a real difference to reducing alcohol harm?
In this episode, Eunan McKinney discusses with Alison Douglas of Alcohol Focus Scotland and Nic Taylor from Deakin University in Australia, the early indications from both Scotland and Northern Territ...
22 Des 202139min
An insight into the trauma and complex impact of living with parental problem alcohol use: Part 2
In this episode Marion Rackard, co-founder of Alcohol Action Ireland's initiative: Silent Voices, continues her discussion on the psychological implications of growing up with alcohol harm in the home...
11 Okt 202139min
An insight into the trauma and complex impact of living with parental problem alcohol use. Part I
In this episode Marion Rackard, co-founder of Alcohol Action Ireland's initiative: Silent Voices, discusses the psychological implications of growing up with alcohol harm in the home with Stephanie Br...
11 Okt 202141min
