Cork City Hall event to hear about neuroscientist's recovery from 15-year heroin addiction

Ahead of the event, Brian Pennie said: 'Recovery is about so much more than simply getting clean. It’s about rebuilding your life from the inside out'

Dr Brian Pennie, who is a neuroscientist, author, and lecturer at Trinity College Dublin and UCD, will tell his story of recovery following a 15-year heroin addiction at the event in City Hall, organised by the Tabor Group. File picture: Andres Poveda

The power of second chances for people recovering from addiction will be discussed at an event in Cork on Tuesday to mark Recovery Month.

Dr Brian Pennie, who is a neuroscientist, author, and lecturer at Trinity College Dublin and UCD, will tell his story of recovery following a 15-year heroin addiction at the event in City Hall, organised by the Tabor Group.