https://www.pioneers.ie/ The aim of the Pioneer Total Abstinence Association of the Sacred Heart is the promotion of sobriety and temperance through
• faith and prayer,
• self-denial leading to inner freedom;
• setting beneficial example to others;
• presenting alternatives to the drinking scene, particularly to young people;
• advocating the ideals and values of temperance and sobriety in society. The duty of a Pioneer is to build a society where people live to their full potential. We reach out to those who suffer from alcohol-related harm. The Pioneer, like all Christians, is convinced that the love of God, as revealed in Jesus, is central to their lives. Pioneers are people who kindle the fire of God’s love in the hearts of others. The Pioneer Total Abstinence Association of the Sacred Heart was founded in 1898 in Gardiner Street, Dublin by Fr James Cullen SJ, Mrs Anne Egan, Miss Lizzie Power, Mrs Mary Bury and Mrs A.M. Their Association grew to become one of the most prominent Catholic movements in the first half of the twentieth century in Ireland. Source: https://www.pioneers.ie/
