FASD Ireland awarded a place on Social Entrepreneurs Action Lab

Ennis-based chiefs working with Foetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder Ireland have been awarded extra funding to continue their work. Tristan and Scott Casson-Rennie have been given a €3,000 bursary and a place on Social Entrepreneurs Ireland’s Action Lab programme.


There are more than 244,000 people across Ireland affected by FASD, which is the largest preventable neuro-developmental disability in the country.


Tristan says they’re working with third level institutions in the region on the project.


Click below to hear the full interview with Alan Morrissey at Clare FM


27 March 2026
NEAR FM's Ger Ledden popped into our offices a few weeks ago to speak to our CEO Tristan about all things FASD.
25 March 2026
Tristan spoke to Marian in the weekly Health Section on Connemara Community Radio.
24 March 2026
Kate FitzHerbert, Chair of FASD Ireland Advisory Board was delighted to join Brian Redmond in the Studio at KCLR FM to talk about Foetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder on the KCLR Daily.
by RG384860 24 March 2026
Newtalk 'Let Me Explain' podcast - Episode 223. Dadhood: The hidden risks of being drunk at conception - with Tristan Casson-Rennie
23 March 2026
On Thursday 19th March, our CEO, Tristan, was invited onto Castlebar Community Radio on The Chatroom with Angela Faull.
Woman sitting at a desk, wearing a telephone headset and looking at a computer screen
13 March 2026
More Than Half of Families Contacting FASD Hub Ireland This Year Concerned About Young Children Showing Signs of Foetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder
15 December 2025
In memory of Alli MacNamara
7 October 2025
Tristan Casson-Rennie, CEO of FASD Ireland, has today expressed deep disappointment at the Irish Government’s 2026 Budget, describing it as “Failing People living with Foetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) and Ignoring Alcohol Related Harm”.
30 September 2025
September 2025 was a transformative month for FASD Ireland, filled with powerful moments of advocacy, education, and connection.
17 September 2025
On 9th September, International FASD Awareness Day, FASD Ireland proudly co-hosted the launch of a landmark research report conducted by the Royal College of Surgeons