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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 15:47

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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 at ...

05 Aug 2023 at 14:47

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€900,000 to be spent on drug addiction services in midlands

Nearly €900,000 is to be spent on new addiction services for Laois and other midlands counties but approval has yet to be given for a new addiction clinic in Portlaoise. The Health Service Executive confirmed in December that contracts ...

17 Jan 2017 at 17:13

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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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New interactive map locates drug treatment centres and support services in Laois

The Minister for Public Health, Wellbeing and the National Drugs Strategy, Colm Burke has today launched an interactive map of publicly-funded drug treatment and drug-related family support services. This map features 442 ...

04 Jun 2024 at 12:24

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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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HSE to spend €3 million on new drug addiction centre in Portlaoise

A treatment centre for drug and other addictions is Portlaoise is set to cost nearly €3 million to build in health service spending. The Health Service Executive Service Plan for 2018 confirmed the cost of the ...

16 Jan 2018 at 19:44

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Help vital addiction treatment service Cuan Mhuire

Cuan Mhuire residential treatment for people suffering from addiction and which has a service in Athy on the Laois border is holding its annual Fundraising Hillwalk next week. The walk take places on Saturday,...

22 Jun 2017 at 16:35

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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

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 ...

30 Dec 2021 at 11:26

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