(IBDI)Irish Bishops Drugs Initiative

The IBDI seeks to mobilise parish communities, together with other service providers,to make appropriate pastoral responses to prevent alcohol and drug misuse

[(IBDI)Irish Bishops Drugs Initiative @Respondtogether]

INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE:
Drugs and Addictions: An Obstacle to Integral Human Development, 29-30 November – 1 December 2018 New Hall of the Synod – Vatican City

[Sarah R Mac Donald @SarahRMacDonald]

#Suicide among #priests must be “urgently addressed”, a senior #Catholic priest has warned as he revealed that a number of clerics have died by suicide in #Ireland in recent years.
https://t.co/l10W0R3KIB @frmichaeltoomey @ACPInIreland @GerryO_Connor @CatholicArena

[ICN @ICN_UK]

Irish bishop welcomes Confirmation Pledge to include vaping and cigarettes https://t.co/BadG6SSRcz via @icn_uk

[Sarah R Mac Donald @SarahRMacDonald]

#Confirmation #Pledge taken by young teens updated to include explicit references to #vaping and #cigarettes
https://t.co/VgevC3E64V @CatholicBishops @MichaelRouter #addiction @Respondtogether

[AlcoholActionIreland @AlcoholIreland]

From influencers, sponsored content & user-generated content to algorithms, user data & targeting, digital alcohol marketing is using subtle but effective tactics to get young people drinking. Youth drinking in Ireland has increased by 12% in last decade
https://t.co/uGix11VNTM

[AlcoholActionIreland @AlcoholIreland]

Health info labels can be found on a huge variety of alcohol products, Irish & imports, showing how easily producers can adapt to such a modest measure. There is no business rationale for any further delay to introducing such an important public health initiative @CarrollJennifer

[(IBDI)Irish Bishops Drugs Initiative @Respondtogether]

Was a pleasure to spend time filming a documentary & podcasts for our Leave Your Mark series with the Cenaclo Community in Medjugore in Bosnia.

[AlcoholActionIreland @AlcoholIreland]

New report shows alcohol remains Ireland’s largest drug problem by far. 73% of population consume alcohol compared to 7.3% using any illegal drugs. With 1 in 5 drinkers having an Alcohol Use Disorder, there is a clear need for a new vision around alcohol. https://t.co/96T7kEZHbS

[Eamon Martin @ArchbishopEamon]

Praying to #SacredHeart of Jesus for the succcess of this important initiative. Thank you ⁦@MichaelRouter⁩ ⁦@Respondtogether⁩

[Michael Router @MichaelRouter]

It was great to get the opportunity to speak about the updated Confirmation Pledge with Shay Byrne on RTE's Oliver Callan show this morning. The pledge will include vapes in future. https://t.co/K8zAKpq45v

[TheWay.ie @theway_ie]

"Why these being allowed to be sold?"
Darren Butler from @Respondtogether on the hidden dangers of vaping ... WATCH full interview here - https://t.co/4WHeta99Ne incl. the plans to relaunch the #Confirmationpledge

[(IBDI)Irish Bishops Drugs Initiative @Respondtogether]

Was a pleasure to be interviewed on the new platform @ie_theway , we all need to educate our young people about both legal and illegal drugs, alcohol is still the #1 Drug causing the most issues, vaping is becoming an epidemic & we cant allow history to repeat itself.

[TheWay.ie @theway_ie]

"Why these being allowed to be sold?"
Darren Butler from @Respondtogether on the hidden dangers of vaping ... WATCH full interview here - https://t.co/4WHeta99Ne incl. the plans to relaunch the #Confirmationpledge

[CatholicBishops @CatholicBishops]

Listen in now to @MichaelRouter speaking on The @olivercallan Show on @RTERadio1 about updating the #Confirmation Pledge for young people to include vaping and smoking.

@Respondtogether

[AlcoholActionIreland @AlcoholIreland]

Today is #MensHealthWeek 'Rethink What You Drink' day. Binge drinking is defined as drinking 6 or more standard drinks - 3 pints - on one occasion. Alcohol contributes to a range of chronic health conditions & diseases. Many are avoidable. Find out more: https://t.co/uQd3fwDwCF

[A Kildare woman @Petra_C]

A strong theme coming out of today’s “Communicating Christian Hope” is the importance of strong role models to be true #PilgrimsofHope: Matt Talbot, Sr Clare Crockett and St Damien of Molokai show us how to live Hope in the world. @CatholicBishops #CCO50 #JubileeYear2025

[CatholicBishops @CatholicBishops]

Full house in @StPatsMaynooth for our ‘Communicating Christian Hope’ seminar as part of the #JubileeYear2025 Year of Hope celebrations. Thank you @ArchbishopEamon @colmflynnire @PaolaArriazaA for your inspiring contributions

@Iubilaeum_25 #PilgrimsofHope
#CCO50 @DublinAirport

[AlcoholActionIreland @AlcoholIreland]

Another letter to @MichealMartinTD urging Ireland to stay the course on alcohol labels. @BalanceNE works to reduce harm from alcohol: to health, families & society; the alcohol industry works to enrich their shareholders. Who will the Taoiseach listen to? https://t.co/uPPoV9RJcQ

[Sarah R Mac Donald @SarahRMacDonald]

Ban ‘addictive and dangerous’ HHC vapes immediately, bishops urge Government. #addiction #cannabis #HHCvapes
https://t.co/MoMc6g03h5 @MichaelRouter @CatholicNewsIRL @CatholicBishops @drugsdotie @cjpireland @ArmaghYouth

[(IBDI)Irish Bishops Drugs Initiative @Respondtogether]

@AlcoholIreland I was in a 6th class in a school last week for an awareness talk as part of the Confirmation Pledge preparation and the fascination of 0-0 alcohol was a big part of the conversation on alcohol. Young people as young as 12 are taking notice and asking questions.

[Irish Times Opinion @IrishTimesOpEd]

Opinion: Her 17-year-old daughter is under psychiatric care after becoming addicted to HHC vapes https://t.co/O0PJPFQtpY via @IrishTimesOpEd

[CatholicBishops @CatholicBishops]

Join the Irish Catholic Bishops' Conference for our digital #adventcalendar which offers a distinctive and spiritually enriching way to journey through this holy season.

Open today's doors➡️https://t.co/ftemIsytr1

Today we hear from Bishop Donal Roche, Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese of Dublin and Interim Chair of the Council for Immigrants

#JubileeYear2025 #PilgrimsOfHope #hope @dublindiocese @cjpireland