Susan Calnan
@susancalnan.bsky.social
Postdoctoral Research Fellow & Lecturer, School of Public Health @ucc.bsky.social
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Susan Calnan
@susancalnan.bsky.social
· Jun 20
Implementation of a multi-component alcohol policy in Ireland: A qualitative study exploring barriers and facilitators to implementation
In Ireland, the Public Health (Alcohol) Act represents the first Irish policy attempt to address alcohol harms through an explicitly public health app…
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Delighted to share the findings of our newly published research paper in IJDP @ijdrugpolicy.bsky.social examining the implementation of Ireland's public health alcohol policy: tinyurl.com/euabctye
Part of a HRB-funded ARPP research project @hrbireland.bsky.social
Part of a HRB-funded ARPP research project @hrbireland.bsky.social
My recent @rtebrainstorm.bsky.social article looks at the issue health labelling of alcohol products in Ireland, asking why this important public health measure has been delayed.
What's delaying the rollout of alcohol health labelling on bottles and cans? Health labelling is one of a suite of measures aiming to reduce alcohol consumption levels and associated harms in Ireland, explains @susancalnan.bsky.social @ucc.ie www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2...
What's delaying alcohol health labelling on bottles & cans?
Health labelling is one of a suite of measures aiming to reduce alcohol consumption levels and associated harms in Ireland
www.rte.ie
October 2, 2025 at 9:38 AM
My recent @rtebrainstorm.bsky.social article looks at the issue health labelling of alcohol products in Ireland, asking why this important public health measure has been delayed.
Reposted by Susan Calnan
Here's another cool new alcohol policy thing:
@who.int have just publised a new toolkit that aims to provide a practical guide for policy makers to support them in identifying effective alcohol policies and actually getting those policies implemented and then evaluated
iris.who.int/handle/10665...
@who.int have just publised a new toolkit that aims to provide a practical guide for policy makers to support them in identifying effective alcohol policies and actually getting those policies implemented and then evaluated
iris.who.int/handle/10665...
May 21, 2025 at 11:41 AM
Here's another cool new alcohol policy thing:
@who.int have just publised a new toolkit that aims to provide a practical guide for policy makers to support them in identifying effective alcohol policies and actually getting those policies implemented and then evaluated
iris.who.int/handle/10665...
@who.int have just publised a new toolkit that aims to provide a practical guide for policy makers to support them in identifying effective alcohol policies and actually getting those policies implemented and then evaluated
iris.who.int/handle/10665...
Delighted to share the findings of our newly published research paper in IJDP @ijdrugpolicy.bsky.social examining the implementation of Ireland's public health alcohol policy: tinyurl.com/euabctye
Part of a HRB-funded ARPP research project @hrbireland.bsky.social
Part of a HRB-funded ARPP research project @hrbireland.bsky.social
Implementation of a multi-component alcohol policy in Ireland: A qualitative study exploring barriers and facilitators to implementation
In Ireland, the Public Health (Alcohol) Act represents the first Irish policy attempt to address alcohol harms through an explicitly public health app…
tinyurl.com
June 20, 2025 at 10:35 AM
Delighted to share the findings of our newly published research paper in IJDP @ijdrugpolicy.bsky.social examining the implementation of Ireland's public health alcohol policy: tinyurl.com/euabctye
Part of a HRB-funded ARPP research project @hrbireland.bsky.social
Part of a HRB-funded ARPP research project @hrbireland.bsky.social
Reposted by Susan Calnan
Underway here in Glasgow for the 50th Anniversary Symposium of the Kettil Bruun Society!
Keep up to date with all the goings on by following our conference hashtags #KBS2025 #KBSis50 #KBSScotland
Don't forget to register and pick up your name badge as well as your complimentary KBS2025 mug!
Keep up to date with all the goings on by following our conference hashtags #KBS2025 #KBSis50 #KBSScotland
Don't forget to register and pick up your name badge as well as your complimentary KBS2025 mug!
June 9, 2025 at 8:29 AM
Underway here in Glasgow for the 50th Anniversary Symposium of the Kettil Bruun Society!
Keep up to date with all the goings on by following our conference hashtags #KBS2025 #KBSis50 #KBSScotland
Don't forget to register and pick up your name badge as well as your complimentary KBS2025 mug!
Keep up to date with all the goings on by following our conference hashtags #KBS2025 #KBSis50 #KBSScotland
Don't forget to register and pick up your name badge as well as your complimentary KBS2025 mug!
Reposted by Susan Calnan
[New to the library] NDTRS 2024 drug treatment demand drugsandalcohol.ie/43052/
May 28, 2025 at 6:53 AM
[New to the library] NDTRS 2024 drug treatment demand drugsandalcohol.ie/43052/
Reposted by Susan Calnan
Our new paper on how to change public perceptions of alcohol, its harm and possible policy responses is now published in @addictionjournal.bsky.social
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Changing public perceptions of alcohol, alcohol harms and alcohol policies: A multi‐methods study to develop novel framing approaches
Background and aims Public perceptions of alcohol and its related harms and policies are shaped by multiple discourses and can influence behaviour and policy support. As part of a FrameWorks-informe...
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January 6, 2025 at 9:02 AM
Our new paper on how to change public perceptions of alcohol, its harm and possible policy responses is now published in @addictionjournal.bsky.social
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
Reposted by Susan Calnan
Nollaig na mBan faoi mhaise dhaoibh. Happy Women’s Christmas.
The tradition of #NollaignamBan has been celebrated for generations, Dr Aoife Granville writes.
The tradition of #NollaignamBan has been celebrated for generations, Dr Aoife Granville writes.
How Ireland’s Nollaig na mBan evolved from a day off housework to a celebration of women’s achievements
Nollaig na mBan marks the end of the Christmas season on January 6, but is also a day to celebrate Mná na hÉireann (women of Ireland).
theconversation.com
January 6, 2025 at 9:19 AM
Nollaig na mBan faoi mhaise dhaoibh. Happy Women’s Christmas.
The tradition of #NollaignamBan has been celebrated for generations, Dr Aoife Granville writes.
The tradition of #NollaignamBan has been celebrated for generations, Dr Aoife Granville writes.
Reposted by Susan Calnan
Alcohol impacts on the brain in multiple ways yet current drug and alcohol strategy in Ireland makes no mention of this. Important issue which must be addressed in the new strategy to be developed in 2025.
www.rte.ie/lifestyle/li...
www.rte.ie/lifestyle/li...
How sobriety changes the brain
As millions of people embark on Dry January, Lisa Salmon asks the experts how alcohol affects the brain and how stopping drinking can reverse damage.
www.rte.ie
January 6, 2025 at 2:21 PM
Alcohol impacts on the brain in multiple ways yet current drug and alcohol strategy in Ireland makes no mention of this. Important issue which must be addressed in the new strategy to be developed in 2025.
www.rte.ie/lifestyle/li...
www.rte.ie/lifestyle/li...