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[Alcohol Action Ireland] , Cullen, Conor Our apathy towards alcohol harm is doing our children and young people a great disservice. (23 Jul 2015)

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WE should be striving to give children and young people every opportunity we can, including the opportunity to have fun and enjoy their formative years.

Those of us who no longer have it will quickly point out to those still in possession of their youth – who will listen to us – that the freedom to have fun gets more than a little restricted when all of the responsibilities and realities of adult life inevitably start to make their presence felt.

However, we also have a duty of care to ensure that children and young people have the opportunity to fulfill their potential, and to be healthy, happy, and safe. We have allowed alcohol to take such a prominent place in growing up in Ireland that we are doing them a great disservice.

- See more at: http://alcoholireland.ie/home_news/our-apathy-towards-alcohol-harm-is-doing-our-children-and-young-people-a-great-disservice/#sthash.6pKycLnf.dpuf

WE should be striving to give children and young people every opportunity we can, including the opportunity to have fun and enjoy their formative years.

Those of us who no longer have it will quickly point out to those still in possession of their youth – who will listen to us – that the freedom to have fun gets more than a little restricted when all of the responsibilities and realities of adult life inevitably start to make their presence felt.

However, we also have a duty of care to ensure that children and young people have the opportunity to fulfill their potential, and to be healthy, happy, and safe. We have allowed alcohol to take such a prominent place in growing up in Ireland that we are doing them a great disservice.

- See more at: http://alcoholireland.ie/home_news/our-apathy-towards-alcohol-harm-is-doing-our-children-and-young-people-a-great-disservice/#sthash.6pKycLnf.dpuf

We should be striving to give children and young people every opportunity we can, including the opportunity to have fun and enjoy their formative years.

 

Those of us who no longer have it will quickly point out to those still in possession of their youth – who will listen to us – that the freedom to have fun gets more than a little restricted when all of the responsibilities and realities of adult life inevitably start to make their presence felt.

 

However, we also have a duty of care to ensure that children and young people have the opportunity to fulfill their potential, and to be healthy, happy, and safe. We have allowed alcohol to take such a prominent place in growing up in Ireland that we are doing them a great disservice….

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