ASAP Conference

GAA Alcohol and Substance Abuse Prevention Programme National Conference 2010

The first GAA Drug & Alcohol Conference took place on Saturday March 27, 2010 with over 180 participants from across the 32 counties.

The conference included presentations from...

• Joe Connolly (All Ireland Winning Hurler)
• Christy Cooney - (An t-Uachtarán GAA)
• Brendan Murphy - (ASAP Programme Coordinator)
• Pat Carey TD - (Minister for Community, Equality and Gealtacht Affairs)
• Susan Kenny - (HSE - Less Pints, More Points Programme)

It also included a series of practical workshops...

• Getting it right! Developing a workable Club Drug & Alcohol Policy (Diarmuid Gowen, GAA)
• Legally High? - Headshop drugs, what are they? (Sinead O’Mahony Carey, HSE)
• Raising the Issue: How to talk to people about alcohol/drugs (Eamon O’Kane, NWAF)
• In the Know: Arranging a Drug/Alcohol Education event in your club. (John Leahy, HSE)
• Off the ball! - Addressing health & lifestyle issues with players - (Aileen Tohill, GAA)

The conference was hailed as a great success and demonstrates the GAA's commitment to help reduce the level of alcohol and other drug related harm in Ireland.

Presentations from the conference are available below.

• John Leahy - Arranging a drug/alcohol education event in your club
  
• Diarmuid Gowen - Developing a workable Club Drug & Alcohol Policy
  
• Aileen Tohill - Addressing health & lifestyle issues with players
  
• Sinead O'Mahony Carey - Headshop drugs, what are they?
  
• Eamon O'Kane - How to talk to people about alcohol & other drugs
  
• Susan Kenny - Preliminary research findings from the "More points, less pints Programme"