Tallaght Community Supports

Community Supports

Carers information and support services

  • The Carers Association, Ph: 01 4670795, Dolcan Mall, Tara Road, Clondalkin.
  • Shine (formerly Schizophrenia Ireland) Ph: 01 8601620
  • Aware Ph: 01 661 7211/ 1890 303 302 www.aware.ie

Support groups (Service users/carers)

  • Grow (support groups for service users)1890 474 474www.grow.ie
  • Recovery (support groups for service users) Ph: 01 6260775
  • Aware (support groups and information/education for service users and families) Ph 01 661 7211/ 1890 303 302 www.aware.ie
  • Shine (formerly Schizophrenia Ireland, provides information, support groups for service users and families) Ph: 01 8601620

Entitlements

Budgeting/Debt

  • Money Advice and Budgeting Service, Ph; 1890 283438  www.mabs.ie

Legal Services

  • Legal Aid Board Ph: 01 4776200
  • Free legal advice Evening Tuesday, Citizens Information Centre, 7.30pm-9pm
  • Dolphin House (Family Law Court) Ph: 01 8886000

Advocacy Services

  • Mental Health Ireland. Mensana House, 6 Adelaide St., Dun Laoghaire, Co.Dublin. Contact person Ted Tierney 01 2841166www.mentalhealthireland.ie
  • Irish Advocacy Network 047 38918

Mediation

  • Mediation Service (mediation for separated couples), The Square, Tallaght Ph: 01 4145180/ 01 6344320 

Housing

  • Homeless Advice Unit, 510 Main Street. Ph: 01 4940224
  • South Dublin CountyCouncil, County Hall. Ph: 01 4149000
  • Rent Supplement available from local Community Welfare Officer. Contact details of local C.W.O available from Ph: 01 4154780
  • Homeless emergency accommodation, Freephone 1800 724 724

Childcare

  • Rainbow House, An Cosan, Fortunestown Road, Tallaght. Ph: 01 4628488,
  • Tallaght Child Care Centre, St.Dominic’s Road, Millbrook Lawns. Ph: 01 4590859,
  • An Turas (discount childcare rates) Jobstown Village Square, Tallaght. Ph: 01 4597177
  • Killinarden Resource Centre (Childminding service available for children under 4 if parent attending centre) Killinarden Way, Tallaght. Ph: 01 4527053
  • Family Resource Centre (F.R.C) (Playroom available for toddlers of parents attending groups in F.R.C, limited places), 16 Main Road, Tallaght. Ph: 01 4515875

Domestic Violence Support Services

  • Saoirse Women’s refuge and helpline, Ph: 01 4630000
  • W.O.V.E (Women Overcoming Violent Experiences) Ph: 085 1620257
  • Dublin 12, Domestic Violence Service, Ph: 01 4563126
  • Women’s Aid (Helpline & one to one support)1800 341 900
  • Amen(male victims of domestic violence) Ph:046 23718www.amen.ie
  • Rape Crisis Centre Ph:1800 77 88 88

Helplines

Counselling Services

  • St. Catherine’s counselling service, the Priory, Main Street, Tallaght. Ph: 01 4513076
  • The Swan Centre (support for those affected by drug use) Springfield, Tallaght. Ph: 01 4628006
  • National Counselling Service (specifically for adults who experienced abuse in their childhood) Ph: 1800 234 112.
  • Teen counselling (12-18 year olds) Ph: 01 4623083
  • Accord (marriage counselling) Ph: 01 4590337
  • The Village Counselling service Ph: 01 4664205/087 9049497
  • Jobstown Family Centre (Therapeutic work with children and families). Mary Mercer Health centre, Fortunestown Road, Tallaght, Dublin 24. Ph: 01 4585703

Addiction Services

Alcohol

  • Glenabbey Alcohol Service- Community Alcohol Services, Glenabbey Centre, Belgard Road, Tallaght. Ph: 01 4516589
  • Alcoholics Anonymous  Ph: 01 4538998
  • AL –Anon & Al Ateen 01 8732699
  • Family Group- (help and support for people affected by someone else’s drinking) St.Aengus Church, Tymon North. Ph. 01 8732699/ St.Kevin’s Church, Kilnamanagh, Tallaght. Ph: 01-8732699

Drugs

  • Narcotics Anonymous (N.A) 01 672 8000
  • C.A.R.P, Killinarden, Tallaght 01 4626033/ 82 www.carp.ie
  • J.A.D.D, Fortunestown Way, Jobstown, Tallaght 01 4597756
  • St.Dominics, St. Dominics Road, Tallaght 01 4620624.
  • Cocaine Helpline: 086 8230678 or 014620624
  • Tallaght Rehabilitation Project, Kiltalown House, Tallaght 01 4597705 www.tallaghtrehabproject.ie
  • Tallaght Community Drugs Team, Glenabbey Centre, Belgard Road 01 4513894
  • Barnardos- Lorien and Riverdall Project (support for children affected by familial drug usage) 01 4513233