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Healthy Living for a Healthy Life

The Department of Preventive Medicine and Health Promotion at St. Vincent’s University Hospital, Dublin, invites you to a free event titled: 'Healthy Living for a Healthy Life'.   This will take place on Wednesday 13th March 2024, from 10.00am to 2.00pm, on the 1st Floor, ADCC, St. Vincent’s University Hospital, Elm Park, Dublin.  This Health Fair is a marketplace style event which will provide an opportunity for people to meet, and get information from, health professionals on a wide range of topics.  There will be over 25 display stands, representing hospital departments and external organisations.

Young Men’s Rites of Passage

Young Men’s Rites of Passage (YMROP) is an international event that has seen the participation of thousands of young men.  This year, MALES Ireland is hosting the event for the first time in Ireland.  YMROP is a transformative experience that will resonate deeply with young men (aged 18-28 years) seeking to grow into the most authentic versions of themselves.  The event is non-profit and is organised by a dedicated team of male volunteers.  It will take place from Wednesday 24th - Sunday 28th July 2024 in Kiltegan, Co. Wicklow.  For more information about this retreat, visit: https://youngmensritesireland.ie

Free Subscription to Grant Tracker

NICVA is pleased to announce that, thanks to funding from the Department for Communities, they can offer a limited number of free one-year subscriptions to 'Grant Tracker' - Northern Ireland's leading online fundraising toolkit.  This could offer expert signposting to anyone based in the North who is seeking sources of financial support to underpin their work with men and boys.  Find out more at: https://www.nicva.org/article/funded-granttracker-one-year-subscriptions

Implications of Increased Alcohol Availability

On Thursday 8th February 2024, more than 65 health, social and community organisations, academics and advocates came together to voice opposition to proposed measures in the Sale of Alcohol Bill that will dramatically increase the number of venues serving alcohol, as well as significantly extending the opening hours of pubs, bars and nightclubs in the Republic of Ireland.  These bodies called on the Irish Government's Party Leaders for a health impact assessment on the Sale of Alcohol Bill.  Find out more at: https://alcoholireland.ie/app/uploads/2024/02/Sale-of-Alcohol-Bill-open-letter-new.pdf