Phone : 01-4538998

Website :  http://www.alcoholicsanonymous.ie/opencontent/default.asp

Alcoholics Anonymous is a fellowship of men and women who share their experience, strength and hope with each other that they may solve their common problem and help others to recover from alcoholism.

The only requirement for membership is a desire to stop drinking.  There are no dues or fees for A.A. membership; we are self-supporting through our own contributions.  A.A. is not allied with any sect, denomination, politics, organisation or institution; does not wish to engage in any controversy, neither endorses nor opposes any causes.  Our primary purpose is to stay sober and help other alcoholics to achieve sobriety.

Dara Park-Gratitude

Community Centre, Dara Park, Newbridge
Tuesday at 8.30 p.m.

Newbridge Big Book

Room 10, Parish Centre, Station Road, Newbridge
Monday 1 p.m. Thursday and Friday 8.30 p.m. (BB) Sunday 12 noon (S) 

Newbridge Monday Night Group

Kare Centre, Newbridge Industrial Estate,
Monday 8.30 p.m.

Newbridge, Sat. Night Group

Holy Family Convent, Main Street, Newbridge
Saturday 8.30 p.m.

Newbridge, Serenity

Parish Centre , Station Road, Newbridge
Wednesday 1 p.m.

Families living with addiction – weekly meetings of the support group take place every Thursday in the Aras building (formerly Coughlan Solicitors), Main Street, Newbridge at 8.00 p.m.

Please contact Karen on 087 964 0096 or Caroline on 087 139 4329 if you need to avail of this service or further information.

Phone : 01 872 1133

Website :  http://www.gamblersanonymous.ie/

GA Newbridge: Parish Church meeting room attached to Curates House on Tuesday’s at 8 O’ Clock and Friday’s at 7 O’ Clock.

Gamblers Anonymous is a fellowship of men and women who share their experience, strength and hope with each other that they may solve their common problem and help others to recover from a gambling problem.

The only requirement for membership is a desire to stop gambling.

There are no dues or fees for Gamblers Anonymous membership; we are self-supporting through our own contributions.

Gamblers Anonymous is not allied with any sect, denomination, politics, organisation or institution;
does not wish to engage in any controversy;neither endorses nor opposes any cause.

Our primary purpose is to stop gambling and to help other compulsive gamblers do the same.

GROW is a Mental Health Organisation which helps people who have suffered, or are suffering, from mental health problems. Members are helped to recover from all forms of mental breakdown, or indeed, to prevent such happening. GROW, founded in Australia in 1957 by former mental sufferers, has a national network of over 130 Groups in Ireland. Its principal strength is the support members give each other from their own experience in matters to do with mental health. GROW is grant aided by all of the Health Boards and by the Department of Health and Children.

GROW is a voluntary organisation with a small number of paid employees.

History of Grow
GROW began in Sydney, Australia in 1957 when Fr. Con Keogh along with a number of other former mental patients discovered the benefit of mutual help organisations while attending meetings of Alcoholics Anonymous. The group began to meet on their own to work more directly on their problems of rehabilitation after mental breakdown. They resolved that they would try to preserve their experience and record whatever they found successful or helpful for their recovery. Their groups were, in fact, first known as Recovery Groups

As the years went by, the groups spread, first nationally to over 400, then internationally to New Zealand, Ireland and America.
GROW first came to Ireland in 1969 thanks to the efforts of an Irish priest, Fr. Seán O’ Hanlon, who was working as a missionary in New Guinea. RECOVERY (as GROW was then known) had been in Papua, New Guinea since 1967 and it was while attending a public meeting that Fr. Seán first came in contact with the organisation. He attended a few of the Recovery groups in Rabaul and realised that RECOVERY was a great means of helping many of the people that he worked with.

When Fr. Seán returned to Ireland in 1969, he saw the potential for GROW among his parishioners in Athea, Co. Limerick. Groups soon spread to Cork and Dublin.

Since those humble beginnings in 1969, GROW has spread throughout the country and there are now 130 GROW meetings taking place every week in every corner of Ireland. With 9 regional offices and a National office in 11 Liberty Street, Cork, GROW has expanded at an incredible pace, facilitated mainly by the devotion and commitment of its many GROW members.

Meeting each Tuesday Night at 7.30 p.m. in the Parish Centre Newbridge

Website http://www.grow.ie/index.html

Myeloma (bone marrow cancer) support group meeting Monday 18th October 2010 in the Parish Centre Newbridge at 7.30 p.m.

Contact Brenda on 087 233 7797 or email mymyeloma@gmail.com

Website : Click Here

Welcome to the new dedicated website for Irish people living with myeloma and for their family and friends. With this website we hope to do the following:

1. to raise awareness about myeloma and its treatment
2. to provide information to myeloma patients and their families about myeloma care and treatment
3. to allow myeloma patients to connect with each other and to share their stories
4. to be a source of information for people working with myeloma

The Newbridge Myeloma Support Group meets on the third Monday of every month in Newbridge, Co Kildare. Details as follows:

Venue:Parish Centre, Station Road, Newbridge, Co Kildare
Time: 7.30pm – 9.00pm
Refreshments are provided
Parking: Parking is available at the rear of the Parish Centre on a first come first served basis. If car park is full, parking is available on the road. We would ask you not to block driveways in the housing estate adjacent to the parish centre.

This meeting is open to myeloma patients and their family members and friends. Meetings are dedicated to looking at issues affecting people who are living directly (patients) or indirectly (family members/friends) with myeloma.

People who attend the meeting will also have an opportunity to give input on what issues/topics they would like to see covered at future meetings.

Support group meetings will take place monthly on the third Monday of the month. Please check back here for updates. Any queries please call Brenda on 087 233 7797. There is no need to book a place, just come along on the night.

We will aim to meet on the third Monday of each month. Here are the dates from February – June 2010:
Monday 15 February 2010
Monday 15 March 2010
Monday 19 April 2010
Monday 17 May 2010
Monday 15 June 2010

If you are interested in getting involved in the organisation of this meeting please contact Brenda on 087 233 7797 or email mymyeloma@gmail.com

 3 Macelwane Tce, Newbridge

Phone 1850 60 90 90

045 435299

4, Woods Way, College Road, Clane, Co. Kildare

Tel: 045 902 996    Fax: 045 902 865   Mob:  087 298 3140  

  Email: clane@little-way.org

http://www.littlewaycancersupport.com/

The Little Way Cancer Support Group – meets every Wednesday morning from

11 a.m. – 1.00 p.m. in Ryston Sports & Social Club.

The Little Way Cancer Support Centre was set up in October 2003 to provide support for cancer patients, their families and friends. The diagnosis of cancer can mark the beginning of a long and frightening journey, not just for the person who has received the diagnosis, but also for their families and friends. 

While medical concerns are addressed through the range of treatments available within the Health Services, many people feel that their emotional needs and those of their family and friends are not met. This can leave people feeling anxious, isolated and helpless.

The service is available to people of all ages who have been affected by cancer. The centre can be accessed without a formal referral; just by phoning or dropping in.  All the services available within the centre are free of charge.