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Merchants Quay sees rise in demand for alcohol and drug treatment during lockdown

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Merchants Quay sees rise in demand for alcohol and drug treatment during pandemic lockdown

Merchants Quay Ireland (MQI) has warned that more people availing of addiction services due to lockdown restrictions, with a significant rise in demand in the midlands. The charity has warned of the long-term impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on drug ...

21 Oct 2021 at 15:49

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Carlow uni receives over €800k to provide courses for service users affected by addiction

Over €800,000 in funding has been awarded to South East Technological University (SETU) in Carlow for the provision of higher education courses for service users at Tiglin and other addiction treatment centres. Programmes like Tiglin - which ...

04 Sept 2022 at 16:53

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Mothers suffering from addiction face more stigma than fathers, says Saol

Women with addiction issues face higher levels of stigma than men and do not have access to the same treatment resources, it has been claimed. Gary Broderick, director of Saol, which works with women recovering from addiction, said research ...

01 Jan 2022 at 15:53

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Carlow uni receives over €800k to provide courses for service users affected by addiction

01 Sept 2022 at 12:53

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Sinéad O'Connor donated proceeds of house sale to addiction treatment centre

HUNDREDS of people in Limerick battling drug addiction benefitted from the generosity of the late Sinéad O'Connor. The singer sold her home in Atlanta, Georgia and donated the proceeds for the Aljeff treatment centre which was located ...

05 Aug 2023 at 14:47

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Dublin man helping former prisoners start again with a clean slate

A Dublin man who spent most of his adult life in and out of jail is now helping former prisoners start again with a clean slate. Paul Donoghue, a social enterprise manager and founder of New Creation Cleaning Services, employs ...

05 Sept 2024 at 11:42

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'Crossed the line': President Higgins' speech at Jigginstown Manor launch criticised by govt ministers

A lengthy speech delivered by President Michael D Higgin's at the launch of the Jigginstown Manor centre has allegedly been criticised by some government ministers. Yesterday, the President criticised the current status of ...

15 Jun 2022 at 12:47

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Irish uni receives over €800k to provide courses for service users affected by addiction

Over €800,000 in funding has been awarded to South East Technological University (SETU) for the provision of higher education courses for service users at Tiglin and other addiction treatment centres. Programmes like ...

01 Sept 2022 at 11:38

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Urgent step change in approach to drug use needed, says citizens’ assembly chair

Ireland requires an urgent step change in its approach to drug use, the chair of the citizens’ assembly has said. Paul Reid was commenting as the Citizens’ Assembly on Drugs Use reached the halfway point of its ...

25 Jun 2023 at 13:19

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Irish city described as 'zombieland' as addicts pull knives on traders - and it isn't Dublin

Young staff working at city centre shops are afraid to take out bins due to the threat of encountering drug addicts, dealers and beggars. That’s according to a local trader who addressed a special meeting ...

02 Jul 2024 at 08:52

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Saol helps women suffering from addiction and believe mothers face more stigma than fathers

30 Dec 2021 at 11:26

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Woman who was homeless in Kildare says a stranger’s kindness saved her life

A woman who was homeless in Kildare for years says the kindness of a shop owner she did not know saved her life. Antoinette Foley, who is recovering from addiction to heroin and crack cocaine, has ...

04 Aug 2025 at 11:00

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