Published on Wednesday25thJanuary2012

Minister for Health, Dr. James Reilly addresses first all-island alcohol conference.

Minister James Reilly, TD; Minister of State, Roisín Shortall, TD and Northern Ireland Health Minister  Edwin Poots attended the first North South conference on developing joint approaches to tackling alcohol misuse on the island of Ireland.

The conference, held in Armagh, brought together policymakers and agencies from both jurisdictions to explore common issues in relation to alcohol culture on both parts of the island.