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A defendant who admitted he has alcohol and drug issues when he appeared once again before Galway District Court on public order and other charges, was warned by a judge that she was giving the Gardaí permission to check up on whether he was undergoing treatment for his addictions.

The passing of his father was the triggering issue which saw a man with very serious addiction issues relapse after six years clean and drug free.

A double no-show defendant was told he was lucky not to be going straight into custody when he appeared before Judge Fiona Lydon at Galway District Court on Monday last, September 23. The defendant was banned from driving and fined when his case was called for the third time.

A young woman who has such a serious addiction to alcohol that she had to be hospitalised for blood clots, was given a chance on her first appearance before Galway Court when the presiding Judge was impressed with the effort she is making to tackle her addiction and struck out a theft charge against her.

The Rutland’s new Gambling and Gaming Specific Outpatient Programme is a HSE-supported initiative designed to target the estimated 1-in-30 Irish adults struggling with gambling addiction.

Two healthcare professionals have called out the urgent need for inpatient treatment services for those addicted to cocaine in a documentary broadcast on RTÉ Raidió na Gaeltachta yesterday about the cocaine problem in Connemara.

A leading HR expert has warned that an increasing volume of issues related to substance abuse are coming across his desk.

Minister for State at the Department of Transport, Hildegarde Naughton, has confirmed that addiction treatment counsellors for the new community alcohol treatment service in Galway have commenced in post on Monday. A new premises has been acquired and fitted out for the new service on Merchants Road.

As people enjoy gambling, whether as an occasional activity or a main hobby, knowing the dangers of gambling addiction are being more widely understood. More researchers are studying how gambling addiction works and understanding how gambling addiction starts.

Last December, I found myself through work, in the fortunate position of being in Croke Park on a succession of weekends before Christmas for the conclusion of the hurling, camogie, and football championships, one of which resulted in a welcome and impressive U-20 win for Donall O Fatharta’s Galway team. They were journeys that were different to the norm.