Get Help

If gambling is affecting your job, family, or relationships, support services are available nationwide to help you.

The Health Research Board has developed an interactive map, showing publicly available treatment options for gambling support services here.

Find details of general and private support services below.

Problem Gambling Support Services

Health Service Executive Addiction Services
www.hse.ie
Provide specialist services and a range of recovery supports for persons affected by addiction.

Gamblers Anonymous Ireland
www.gamblersanonymous.ie
A support group service who offer free meetings and resources for individuals struggling with gambling harm.
Regional phone numbers
Dublin: 01 872 1133
Cork: 087 285 9552
Galway: 086 349 4450
Tipperary: 085 783 1045
Kerry: 087 114 1003
Waterford: 089 400 9638
Belfast: 048 9024 9185

Extern Problem Gambling
www.problemgambling.ie Tel: 089 241 5401
Provide a free specialist counselling service to support anyone who has been impacted by gambling harms. Extern also have a range of helpful independent supports and resources listed on their website.
The Stop Gambling App has been developed by the Extern Problem Gambling Team, who have worked with hundreds of people with gambling problems over the past 10 years. Those years of experience have allowed Extern to identify the most helpful strategies for anyone trying to quit gambling.

Women Gambling Support Network (Extern)
The Women's Gambling Support Network (WGSN) is Ireland's first and only specialist service dedicated solely to supporting women impacted by gambling harm. Developed as a project within Extern, WGSN launched in response to a growing, unmet need for gender-specific gambling recovery support across the island of Ireland.
What is offered:
Gambling addiction recovery coaching;
Women's group support meetings;
Module-based recovery programme;
Online platform;
Workshops & webinars.
More information is available here.

The Gameplan
www.thegameplanhub.ie
The Gameplan is an awareness resource designed specifically for sports-oriented audiences from 13-80, supported by the Gambling Awareness Trust.
The platform provides simple, interactive, and accessible content and offers practical tools for athletes, coaches, and clubs to help understand gambling risks, make informed decisions, and provides advice on where to get support.

Gambling Awareness Trust
www.gamblingcare.ie | National Helpline: 1800 936 725
24 hour helpline, 365 days of the year.
An independent charity which funds research, education, and treatments services to help minimise gambling-related harm in Ireland.

Family Addiction Support Network
www.fasn.ie | Tel: 042 935 5251
24 hour helpline.
Provides support and resources to families affected by a loved one's substance misuse or gambling harm.

Samaritans
www.samaritans.org/ireland | Tel: 116 123
A 24 hours a day service providing confidential, emotional support for people who are experiencing feelings of distress or despair, including those which may lead to suicide.

The Money Advice and Budgeting Service (MABS)
www.mabs.ie | Tel: 0818 07 2000
Mon-Fri 9am-8pm
A free, independent, confidential, and non-judgemental money, budgeting, and debt advice service for all members of the public.

HSE Drugs and Alcohol Helpline
helpline@hse.ie | Tel: 1800 459 459
Mon-Fri 9:30am-5:30pm.
If you have questions or concerns about drug or alcohol use, contact the HSE Drugs and Alcohol Helpline for support, information, guidance and referral.

Treatment Services

The Rutland Centre
www.rutlandcentre.ie | Tel: 01 494 6358
Address: Knocklyon Rd, Dublin 16, D16 YV04
Addiction treatment and rehabilitation centre who have various treatments available ranging from gambling counselling sessions to full residential care.

Tabour Group
www.taborgroup.ie | Tel: 021 488 7110
Address: Tabor Lodge Primary Residential Treatment, Ballindeasig, Belgooly, Co. Cork
Tabor Group is an addiction treatment centre in Ireland.
It provides residential and community-based addiction treatment programmes to men and women over 18 years of age who are struggling with addiction to alcohol, drugs, and gambling.

Aiseiri
www.aiseiri.ie | Tel: 052 744 1166
Provide addiction treatment for adults and young people who are struggling with gambling harms.

Cuan Mhuire
www.cuanmhuire.ie
Provider of addiction treatment services and residential rehabilitation.
Cuan Mhuire, Cardington, Athy, Co. Kildare, R14 XH79 | 059 863 1493
Cuan Mhuire, Coolarne, Turloughmore, Athenry, Co. Galway, H65 YW98 | 091 797 102
Cuan Mhuire Bruree, Garroose, Co. Limerick | 063 90555
Merri Heights, Knockshanawee, Farnanes, Co. Cork | 021 733 5994

Dunlewey Addiction Services
www.dunlewey.org | Tel: 08000 886 725
Provide free and confidential advice, counselling and helplines for individuals over 18 who have been directly or indirectly affected by gambling-related harms in Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland.