The Annual All Ireland Convention will be held in the Clayton Hotel, Sligo from Friday 11th to Sunday 13th April. All members of the public are welcome to attend the Open Public Meeting on Friday night at 8pm.
Alcoholics Anonymous is a worldwide fellowship of people who share their experience, strength and hope with each other that they may solve their common problem and help others to recover from alcoholism.
AA began in 1935 in Akron, Ohio when two men who had been classified as hopeless alcoholics by the medical profession, their families and friends, one himself was a MD, Dr. Bob and the other a New York stockbroker Bill W. met.
As a result of this meeting, both men stayed sober and were determined to carry their message to those who would listen. AA reached Ireland in 1946, when Conor F., an Irish American who got sober in 1943, returned home. Conor met Richard from Co Down who was in a hopeless condition. Richard got sober and remained sober until his death as did Conor.
The First AA group in Ireland was born in the Country Shop restaurant in Dublin.The AA Fellowship does not affiliate with any other organisation. Members preserve personal anonymity at the level of press, radio, television and films, but do adopt a policy of active co-operation with the media and other agencies.
AA is not a secret society, indeed its public relations policy is based on attraction rather than promotion and are not allied to any sect, denomination, politics, organisation or institution.
A.A. is concerned solely with the personal recovery and continued sobriety of individual alcoholics who turn to the fellowship for help.
You can contact Alcoholics Anonymous in Ireland on (01 ) 842 0700 or www.alcoholicsanonymous.ie for help.
