The Takeaway Tuesday Parent Talks: Talk 3 - Real talk re drinking, vaping, smoking

Dr Sheila Gilheany
Chief Executive Officer, Alcohol Action Ireland. Sheila has a background in physics and extensive experience in policy
development and advocacy, having led a range of not-for-profit organisations in science, education, public engagement and
social enterprise. Most recently she was National Manager for the Institute of Physics in Ireland, developing policy positions on research funding, facilities, gender and access to physics at all levels. She was previously Director of the Irish
Centre for Talented Youth at Dublin City University for 11 years, and is Chair of the Board of Directors of Specialisterne Ireland, which supports the employment of people with autism. She holds a BSc (Hons) in Physics and a PhD in Astrophysics from Queen's University Belfast.