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Offaly artist donates stunning painting to addiction centre

AN Offaly artist has donated one of her paintings to an addiction support group in Dublin. Sarah Barrett, a second-year community studies student at Maynooth University, presented the painting “Hope in Recovery” on behalf of Offaly artist, Andrea ...

31 Dec 2021 at 10:57

National News

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 recovering from addiction, said research ...

30 Dec 2021 at 11:26

Tullamore Tribune

Offaly artist donates painting to addiction centre

30 Dec 2021 at 13:36

National News

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 Tiglin - which opened ...

01 Sept 2022 at 11:38

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

National News

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 ...

21 Oct 2021 at 15:40

Lifestyle

How to navigate addiction as a family, as Matt Willis opens up

Busted star Matt Willis has opened up about his addiction, and the “huge ripple effect” it can have on family members. The musician – who is married to TV presenter Emma Willis, with whom he shares three children – talks about his ...

17 May 2023 at 16:22

Lifestyle

Fraser Franks undergoing heart surgery – four years after ‘hidden’ condition cut short football career

Former Newport defender Fraser Franks faced a difficult “grieving process” when a heart problem cut short his football career at age 28. But four years on, as he prepares for surgery that will ultimately save his life, he is ...

01 Sept 2023 at 12:46

Sport

Fraser Franks set for op – four years after heart problem ended football career

Former Newport defender Fraser Franks faced a difficult “grieving process” when a heart problem cut short his football career at the age of 28. But four years on, as he prepares for surgery that will ultimately save his ...

01 Sept 2023 at 13:37

National News

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

Lifestyle

Trinny Woodall: I can’t switch off

Overcoming drug addiction in her 20s was a “tough life lesson” that left TV style guru and entrepreneur Trinny Woodall feeling “raw”. But ultimately, the experience enabled her to build a life where she was no ...

14 Sept 2023 at 09:00

National News

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 ...

05 Aug 2023 at 14:47

Lifestyle

Author Marian Keyes: ‘I’m just an ordinary alcoholic trying my best to stay sober one day at a time’

She may call herself an “ordinary alcoholic” – but there is nothing ordinary about global bestselling novelist Marian Keyes, whose contemporary tales of relationships, family and the ups and downs ...

09 Apr 2024 at 08:00

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