Health
Action Prostate Cancer
43-45 Northumberland Road, Ballsbridge, Dublin 4.
Phone: (01) 231 0500
Alzheimer Society of Ireland
Temple Road, Blackrock
Phone: Freefone 1800 341 341
Anorexia Nervosa and Bulimia
P. O. Box 105, Blackrock.
Phone: LoCall 1890 200 444
(01)283 4963
Arthritis Ireland
1 Clanwilliam Square, Grand Canal Quay, Dublin 2.
Phone: Callsave 1850 818 999.
(01) 661 8188.
Autism
Cluas, Exchange Hall, Belgard Square North, Tallaght, Dublin 24
Phone: (01) 494 0210
Autism Action, Irish
41 Newlands, Mullingar
Phone: LoCall 1890 818 518
Autism Services, HSE
Phone: (01) 463 2210
Autism: the Hope Project
Ballinaberna, Ballinhassig, Co. Cork
Phone: (021) 488 8503
Aware
72 Lr. Leeson St., Dublin 2
Phone: LoCall 1890 303 302, 10 am to 10 pm, seven days a week.
(01) 661 7211
(01) 676 6166
Helps defeat depression through support groups, education, and research through six nationwide offices.
Brain injury
Headway, Unit 1-3, Manor St. Business Park, Manor St., Dublin 7.
Phone: LoCall 1890 200 278
(01) 810 2066
Headway helps bring positive change n the lives of people affected by acquired brain injury.
Brainwave
c/o Irish Epilepsy Association, 249 Crumlin Road, Dublin 12
Phone: (01) 455 7500
Brainwave helps those suffering from epilepsy.
Bulimia and Anorexia Nervosa
c/o Bodywhys, P. O. Box 105, Blackrock, Co. Dublin
Phone: LoCall 1890 200 444
Helps those suffering from bulimia and anorexia.
Cancer Society, Irish
43-45 Northumberland Road, Ballsbridge, Dublin 4, and
15 Bridge St., Cork City.
Phone: FreeFone 1800 200 700
(01) 231 0500
Cork (021) 450 9918
Helps cancer sufferers and engages in cancer research
Cluas
Exchange Hall, Belgard Square North, Tallaght, Dublin 24
Phone: (01) 494 0210
Helps children suffering from dyslexia
Construction Workers’Health Trust
Phone: (01) 709 3070
The Construction Workers Health Trust was founded in 1994 by the Construction Group of unions affiliated to the Irish Congress of Trade Unions.
The Trust is dedicated solely to the promotion of better health and lifestyles among construction workers.
Cystic Fibrosis Association of Ireland
CF House, 24 Lr. Rathmines Road, Dublin 6
Phone: LoCall 1890 311 211
Department of Health and Children
Hawkins House, Hawkins St., Dublin 2
Phone: (01) 635 4000
Fax (01) 635 4001
Diabetes Federation of Ireland
Cork: 32 Grand Parade, (021) 427 4229
Dublin: 76 Lr. Gardiner St., Dublin 1, (01) 836 3022
Sligo:
Phone: LoCall 1850 909 909
Down Syndrome Ireland
Citylink Business Park, Old Nas Road, Dublin 12, and in regional branches.
Phone: LoCall 1890 374 374
(01) 426 6500
Provides support services to sufferers from Down Syndrome.
Dyslexia Association of Ireland
Suffolk Chambers, 1 Suffolk St., Dublin 3, and 33 regional branches.
Phone: (01) 679 0276
Eating Disorders Association of Ireland
Bodywhys, P. O. Box 105, Blackrock, Co. Dublin
Phone: LoCall 1890 200 444
(01) 283 4963
Gay Men’s Health Project (Southern)
8 South Main St., Cork
Phone: (021) 427 8470/
Gay Men’s Health Service
19 Haddington Road, Dublin 4.
Phone: (01) 669 9553
Giving up Smoking
Irish Cancer Society
Phone: Callsave quitline, 1850 201 203
GROW
National Office, Apt. 6, Forrest Mews, Forrest Road, Swords, Co. Dublin
Phone: LoCall 1890 474 474
(01) 840 8236
A mental health support organization with 130 regional branches.
Headstrong
16 Westland Square
Pearse Street
Dublin 2
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Phone: (01) 472 7010; 472 7040.
Headstrong’s service development programme Jigsaw, brings community services and supports together around young people in order to better meet their mental health needs.
Headstrong also engages in advocacy, research and evaluation.
Headsup
Rehab, Roslyn Park, Beach Road, Sandymount, Dublin 4
Phone: LoCall 1890 200 444
(01) 205 7200
Runs courses for teenagers’ mental or emotional health issues.
Text HEADSUP to 50424, or on Facebook or Bebo under Rehab
Headsup courses
Rehab, Roslyn Park, Beach Road, Sandymount, Dublin 4
Phone: (01) 205 7200
Headway
Unit 1-3, Manor St. Business Park, Manor St., Dublin 7
Phone: LoCall 1890 200 278
Helps bring positive change in the lives of people affected by acquired brain injury.
Health and Safety Authority
The Metropolitan Building, James Joyce St., Dublin 1
Phone: 1890 289 389
Health Centres (HSE)
Phone: For a list of Health Centres, see under Health Service Executive in the Green Pages of your local phone book.
Health Information and Quality Authority (HIQA)
Unit 1301, City Gate, Mahon, Cork.
Phone: (021) 240 9300
Health Service Executive (HSE)
Oak House, Limetree Avenue, Millennium Park, Naas, Co. Kildare
Phone: Information Callsave 1850 24 1850.
Hearing aids
Social Welfare services,
St. Oliver Plunket Road, Letterkenny, Co. Donegal
Phone: LoCall 1890 690 690
Hearing Services (HSE)
Community Services,
Health Services Executive, 44 North Great George’s St., Dublin 2
Phone: (01) 874 7726/7/8
The HIV Services Network seeks to provide for improved co-operation and skills development amongst those working within the HIV sector in Ireland. The Network is open to any individual or agency providing services to those affected by HIV.
Institute of Public Health in Ireland
5th floor, Bishop’s Square, Redmond’s Hill, Dublin 2
Phone: (01) 478 6300
Irish Cancer Society
Phone: 1800 380 380
Irish Motor Neurone Disease Association
Coleraine House, Coleraine St., Dublin 7
Phone: FreeFone 1800 403 403
functions mainly as a support organisation for people who have MND, their carers and families.
Jigsaw
Ballymun, Dublin;
Galway;
Kerry;
Meath;
Roscommon.
Phone: Dublin: Lorna Powell, Catherine McGowan (01) 886 7622, or Gillian O’ Brien (01)866 7623;
Galway: Marie (091) 549 252
Roscommon: Tommy Brogan (090) 663 0252
Community youth mental health initiative.
Marie Keating Foundation
Unit 9, Millbank Business Park, Lucan, Co. Dublin
Phone: (01) 628 3726
gives information on prostate cancer.
Men’s Health Forum in Ireland
Tallaght Partnership, Kilinarden Enterprise Centre, Tallaght, Dublin 24
Phone: (01) 466 4280
Meningitis Research Foundation
Phone: LoCall 1890 413 444
(01) 819 6931
Meningitis Trust
PO Box 102, Bray, Co. Wicklow
Phone: FreeFone 1800 523 196
(01) 276 2050
Multiple Sclerosis Ireland
80 Northumberland Road, Dublin 4
Phone: Callsave 1850 233 233
Open Heart House
2 St. Mary’s Place, Dublin 7
Phone: (01) 830 5000
a drop-in centre for people suffering from HIV and Aids.
Outhouse
105 Capel St., Dublin 1
Phone: (01) 873 4932/3
a community resource and drop-in centre for gay, lesbian, bi-sexual and transgender people.
Parkinson’s Association of Ireland
Carmichael House, North Brunswick St., Dublin 7
Phone: FreeFone 1800 359 359
helps those suffering from Parkinson’s disease.
Poisons Centre, National
Beaumont Hospital, Beaumont Road, Dublin 9
Phone: (01) 837 9964
(01) 809 2566
Schizophrenia Ireland
38 Blessington Road, Dublin 7
Phone: LoCall 1890 621 631.
Sexual health
Phone: HSE helpline 1800 459 459
Sickness Benefit
Phone: Call Illness Benefit enquiries: (01) 679 7777
Unit 1-3, Manor St. Business Park, Manor St., Dublin 7
Phone: LoCall 1890 200 278
Headway helps bring positive change in the lives of people affected by stroke or acquired brain injury.
Suicide Prevention Helpline 24/7
Phone: FreeFone 1800 247 100
Suicidology, Irish Association of
Serpentine Business Centre, PO Box 11634, Ballsbridge, Dublin 4.
Phone: (01) 667 4900
a forum for all individuals and voluntary groups involved in any aspect of suicidology for the exchange of knowledge gained from differing perspectives and experiences.
Youth Health Programme
3 Montague St., Dublin 2
Phone: (01) 478 4122
works in partnership to provide a broad-based, flexible health promotion, support and training service to youth organizations. Comes under the National Youth Council of Ireland