Links - Support Groups

Alcoholism

Mingy's Guide to AA in Ireland - unofficial national guide to Alcoholics Anonymous groups and meetings, events, and telephone contact numbers.

Smoking

No Smoking Day - resource centre to help people in the process of, or considering, quitting smoking.

Alzheimer

Western Alzheimer Foundation - founded to research the special needs of Alzheimers patients and their carers and to provide the necessary services and facilities to meet those assessed needs.

Asthma

Asthma Society of Ireland - provides information, advice, and reassurance to people with asthma and their families.

Autistism

Hope Project, The - offers support and information to parents of autistic children.

Cancer

Bray Cancer Support & Information Centre - a voluntary self-help group offering support to cancer sufferers.

Irish National Cancer Registry - contains statistical information on cancer cases and deaths in Ireland.

Association of Coloproctology of Great Britain and Ireland, The - aims to advance and promote the science and practise of treatment of patients with colorectal disease.

Leukaemia

Benjamin's Page - diagnosed with leukaemia, relapsed, and undergoing a bone marrow transplant.

Coeliac

Coeliac Society of Ireland - voluntary self-help charity which promotes, safeguards, and protects people with coeliac disease.

Cystic Fibrosis

Cystic Fibrosis Association of Ireland - provides advice and support to people with CF and their families.

Congenital defects

Central Remedial Clinic - deals with the treatment and management of congenital physical handicap.

Disabilities

Donegal Cheshire Apartments - independent living accommodation for people with disabilities.

National Rehabilitation Board (NRB) - government body responsible for providing services to people with disabilities in Ireland and for advising the government and other organisations working with disabled people.

Special Olympics Ireland - provides year round sport training and competition programs for children and adults with learning disabilities.

DTour Guide - contains listings of wheelchair accessible accommodations in Ireland. Locations are listed by county and by clickable maps.

Deafness

Art and Cultural Society of the Deaf - aims

Depression

Aware - voluntary organisation that aims to assist that section of the population whose lives are directly affected by depression.

Dyspraxia

Dyspraxia Association of Ireland - a not-for-profit self-help group.

Migraine

Migraine Association of Ireland - self-help and support group for sufferers of migraines and headaches.

Heart Diseases

Irish Heart Foundation - offers tips on how to have a healthy heart, training for health professionals, CPR and ACLS training, news, FAQs, and more.

West of Ireland Cardiology Foundation

Hepatitis C

Hepatitis C Compensation Tribunal - compensates persons infected with Hepatitis C as a result of the receipt of a blood transfusion or product within Ireland.

Meningitis C

Meningitis C Immunisation Programme - offers details of a vaccine to protect children and young people in Ireland against the disease.

Neurological Diseases

Multiple Sclerosis Society of Ireland - links to information on local branches, ongoing events, support services and information sources.

Muscular Dystrophy Ireland

Parkinson's Active Liaison and Support (PALS) - Irish support group for younger people with this disease and their families and friends.

Parkinson's Association of Ireland - offers help, comfort, and assistance to those with this disease.

Geriatric

Adelaide and Meath Hospital - Age-Related Health Care - geriatric medicine/gerontology in Ireland.

Nutrition

Irish Nutrition & Dietetic Institute (INDI) - the professional organisation for clinical nutritionists/dietitians in Ireland.

Yeats Country Dietitians

Bone marrow transplant

Bone Marrow Transplant Support Group - provides information and support for stem cell and bone marrow transplant patients and their families.