Last month AAI held a very important event to highlight family traumas that come with parental problem alcohol use. I would love to share with you a number of resources which have been produced for the campaign. As this topic is the most hidden of alcohol harms, I implore you to circulate these links around […]
“If we all hid behind the door no one would know that Recovery is alive, well and living amongst us.” I am delighted to be taking part in “Turlough”, a psychodrama style event based on the life of the 17th century Irish Composer and Harper, Turlough O’Carolan. It was written by Eileen Beamish, Founder and […]
Addiction Recovery: the gap between scientific evidence and political will is an event held by Dr. Jo-Hanna Ivers, Assistant Professor in Addiction at Trinity College Dublin, who holds the only addiction specific academic post in Ireland. During the 4 hour event, you will hear from leading global experts in Addiction Recovery along with refreshments and […]
I was recently interviewed for The Kerryman on Justice Minister Helen McEntee’s proposed Sale Of Alcohol Bill. My stance is in line with AAI’s urge for scrutiny. One of my biggest concerns was the lack of risk assessment on the unintended consequences for public health and social issues. Should pubs and nightclubs extend their opening […]
A new study from UCC and Alcohol Action Ireland has found that the majority of mental health professionals receive no training on problem alcohol use in the home. This is despite an estimated 200,000 children and 400,000 adults who live with the serious phycological impact of PPAU in Ireland today. Toolkit The study also found […]
As we find ourselves in a turbulent business, political and climate action world, the questions for leaders are: What can we do differently? Where do we start? I often champion the work of Vlerick Business School and would like to put a spotlight on their recent white paper, The Connecting Leader. For me it begins to give […]
I would like to share a very fond memory of being Sir Alex Ferguson’s guest, on this occasion in Old Trafford on 28th August 2011. He was United’s most successful Manager to date. It was an absolute marvel to witness Manchester United’s 8-2 victory, beating old rivals Arsenal in the 2011-2012 Premier League Season. Thank […]
One of my passion projects is being on the board of directors for Alcohol Action Ireland where we help increase awareness and reduce the negative impact that harmful alcohol consumption has on this country. For one week in October Alcohol Action Ireland’s initiative, Silent Voices, are highlighting family traumas that come with parental problem alcohol […]
The idea of Tarbert hosting Darkness into Light walk in 2022 was born on the Island Road, Tarbert over a year ago. Three regular walkers decided to do the walk at 4am on Saturday May 8th 2021, word got out and in the midst of Covid-19 our socially-distanced numbers swelled. Afterwards, we made contact with […]
Almost 15% of the population in Ireland (578,000 people) have an alcohol use disorder. However, according to the Health Research Board’s data on alcohol treatment in 2020, there were only 3319 new presentations gaining access to alcohol treatment services. This issue has been covered by The Irish Examiner and our hope is to raise awareness […]
Developing business plans from startups to large corporations, Paddy Creedon brings a personable and creative approach to business management.
Grounded in over 40 years experiences, along with his academic qualifications Paddy has the innate ability to get to the nub of the business challenges, quickly and is very solution focused.
Paddy also enjoys public speaking, poetry and creative writing...