Schools urged to halt training of teachers about alcohol funded by the drink industry 

To date, 15,000 students are estimated to have been educated with resources from the Drinkaware schools’ programme. File picture

Schools are to be urged to avoid sending their teachers to training developed by Drinkaware, an organisation that receives most of its funding through donations from the alcohol industry.

The Irish Community Action on Alcohol Network (I-CAAN) is to write to schools this week, highlighting what it sees as key issues with Drinkaware providing education-based programmes for children and young people.