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Des Bishop: Under The Influence

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Des explores the areas of alcohol marketing, sponsorship and regulation. He teases out the tricks of the marketing trade and looks at the attempts at self-regulation by the drinks industry including the drinkaware.ie campaign. Watch Des Bishop: Under The Influence Season 1, Episode 2 Episode 2 in HD free online. Enjoy high-quality streaming of Des Bishop: Under The Influence Season 1, Episode 2 and share your thoughts in the comments below!

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Episodes

4 episodes
Season 1
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Episode 1

In episode one of UNDER THE INFLUENCE Des looks at Irish identity and how it is linked to alcohol. Contributors include comedians David McSavage and Colm O’Regan; journalist Una Mullally; medical professional Dr Chris Luke; and TD Luke Ming Flanagan.
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Episode 2

Des explores the areas of alcohol marketing, sponsorship and regulation. He teases out the tricks of the marketing trade and looks at the attempts at self-regulation by the drinks industry including the drinkaware.ie campaign.
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Episode 3

Episode three sees Des returning to New York. With his mother Eileen and aunt Mary he explores his family’s experience with alcholism (‘it doesn’t run in our family, it gallops!’). He returns home to Ireland and looks at the affects of alcoholism on families and society and the treatments and supports available.
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Episode 4

Episode 4 is about alternatives. Des looks at socialising without alcohol, not just youth cafés and alcohol free discos but also the ups and downs of going to nightclubs sober. Des launches a campaign to bring back the slow set and also a 31-day challenge for the month of March.