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Charter

(For info regarding posting as Unregistered, please see below in this post and also posts #6 and #8 below in this thread)

Right, well combining up a lot of the threads that have been stickied.

Welcome to Personal Issues.
Hello firstly let me extend a warm welcome to the Personal Issues forum. The post below will outline some basic guidelines on how to use the board.

Any suggestions (sensible) are welcome.


So here are a few guidelines.

Reply to threads in a civil and well phrased manner, remember being a Personal Issues board the contents of some threads may be very close to people's hearts.

Think carefully about what you're posting, remember it is the interweb after all and you may not be as anonymous as you think.

Trolling will not be tolerated.

Petty differences with other boards members will not be tolerated.

Do not post links to Youtube, it is banned in this forum.


- SheroN

This forum is for Personal Issues of all sorts, it is *not* a medical forum and see the links bit for links to medical stuff online, but feel free to post up problems as people may have personal experience, but don't expect miracle cures.
Only post on this forum if you have an actual problem, the more detail you give, the more accurate the advice will be.
Polls are not allowed as they are useless to a personal issue.

There is zero tolerance for muppetry here, and trolls etc. will not be treated lightly.
Suggesting violence as a problem solver is just not on in this forum and will result in an instant banning.

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If you have a problem you're embarrased about, then feel free to use the "Guest" option to post. You can do this by logging out and then posting. Abuse of this will not be tolerated.

Originally posted by Gordon:Anyone can post anonymously by logging out (if registered) and posting a reply. If you are not registered you may still post, your nickname would be seen as "Unregistered". Also, your name and IP address will not be shown to the general public. However, this cannot be abused, please. The owners/Administrators of boards.ie do have the powers to view any post's IP address but only as a last resort.

Anonymity is sacred but trouble making is most definately not.

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Originally posted by Beruthiel If you have been banned for x amount of time and we have neglected to un ban you due to us having lives/forgot/decided you should be banned for longer feel free to PM one of us

DO NOT set up threads in this forum specifically so you can complain that your thread had been deleted/moved to recycle bin or edited – this will result in you being banned
there was a reason we did this and if you have a problem then PM one of us and we will deal with it accordingly.

You only need to start one thread.
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Off topic behaviour will result in a ban.


*** WARNING: STUPIDITY IS A BANNABLE OFFENCE ***

Text Speak is possibly the most annoying thing EVAR to try and read! It makes you sound 14, and as such, people are likely to view your post as some teenage angst post. Hence your use of txt spk may result in incorrect advice due to misunderstandings from illegibility (if the post is your first post of the thread), unintentionally annoying posters and causing lingual aggravation, and in the worst case scenario it can get your post binned. Continue to flaunt against this rule and txt spk can get you banned from PI.

Any problems with people here? Feel free to use the "Report this post to moderators" option. If there is a general attitude from someone you've a problem with and it's not just a single post then PM/email a moderator with the details and we'll see what we can do.

Thanks to all who I have paraphrased from the different threads to try and get something short and sweet!

Any suggestions are welcome

<< Fio >>

Gordon

This isn't a medical forum. Any medical problems really should be discussed with your GP.
There are a wide range of supports and services that can help in a crisis, including:

The local GP or family doctor.
GP out-of-hours co-operative services
Accident and emergency departments of general hospitals

Health

• STD tests - List of clinics available on http://www.hivireland.ie/home.html Free STD tests are available from the clinic at St James's Hospital, tel: 014162315/01-4162316 for more information.
  
• Main Known Modes of HIV Transmission
  
  http://www.hivaidscare.com/hivtransmission.php?acode=na
  
  
• Alcoholics anonymous - www.alcoholicsanonymous.ie
  
• Bodywise - http://www.bodywhys.ie Phone:01 283 5126. For help on many subjects including Bulemia and anorexia.info@bodywhys.ie
  alex@bodywhys.ie (Support) Lo Call 1890 200 444
  (see website or call the office for Helpline opening hours)
  
  
• Drugs first aid (boards.ie does not condone the use of illegal drugs but wishes to provide this link to improve knowledge on how to spot overdose/problems when one may be under the influence) http://www.urban75.com/Drugs/drugfirst.html
  
• Giving up Cannabis http://www.edas.org.au/docs/cannabis.pdf[/b]
  
• Also VHI medical advice online. Handy thing about the VHI site is, if you're a member, and have your member number (or whatever they like to call it there), you can also e-mail in queries to the "nurse", for general advice: www.vhihealthe.com or phone 1850 247724
  
• Dublin Rape Crisis Centre http://www.drcc.ie/ Freephone 1800 788 888
  They deal with all forms of sexual assault and related issues, not just rape.
  
• One in Four http://www.oneinfour.org/ [/b] 01 662 4070
  This group for survivors of sexual abuse is best known for their advocacy work, but also provide help and advice.
  
  
• www.irishhealth.com - It's an independent medical site run by a number of Irish doctors. There are quite a few articles on health matters, the facility to ask a medical question and a weekly newsletter. (requires log-in)
  
• The Diabetes Federation Of Ireland website at http://www.diabetes.ie. It will provide you with help, information etc. on diabetes.
  
• Lose weight! or gain weight? http://www.ivillage.co.uk/dietandfitness/wtmngment/0,10276,,00.html gives good advice.
  
• The Irish Council for Psychotherapy offers information on those wishing to know about Psychotherapy and using the services of a Psychotherapist. http://www.psychotherapy-ireland.com/
  Go here for a directory fo Psychotherapists around Ireland.
  
• The Breast Cancer site is having trouble getting enough people to click on it daily to meet their quota of donating at least one free mammogram a day to an underprivileged woman. www.thebreastcancersite.com
  It takes less than a minute to go to their site and click on "donating a mammogram" for free (pink window in the middle). This doesn't cost you a thing. Their corporate sponsors/advertisers use the number of daily visits to donate mammogram in exchange for advertising.

Think of the children

• Prevention of cruelty to children services including Childline
  http://www.ispcc.ie/
  http://www.ispcc.ie/Children/ISPCC.aspx?Page=Services
  http://www.childline.ie/
  
  
• The Irish Family Planning Association can help you with any family planning advice you may need http://www.ifpa.ie/
  Click here for a link to their agencies around Ireland http://www.ifpa.ie/about/centres.html
  Unexpected pregnancy? Cura is there for help http://www.cura.ie/
  
• http://www.plannedparenthood.org/bc/index.html "Planned Parenthood believes in the fundamental right of each individual, throughout the world, to manage his or her fertility."
  
• http://www.treoir.ie/ The NationalFederation of Services for Unmarried Parents and their Children.
  
• If you are pregnant and wish advice on your pregnancy goto Euomom http://www.eumom.com/ie/welcome.asp It gives a very good array of information. In fact, if you subscribe you have access to similar discussion forums for women at your stage of pregnancy.
  
• Gingerbread provides aid and support groups to help people come to terms with the new realities brought about by parenting largely on their own. http://www.gingerbread.ie/
  
• Residential Institutions Redress Board. This deals with the redress of children who have been abused in school or institutions under state regulation. http://www.rirb.ie/
  
• Paternity testing? http://www.cellmark.co.uk/

Birth Control

• General information link http://www.fwhc.org/birth-control/ This contains a list of Birth control methods and has some info on each. This is given only for reference. You must be advised by your doctor before you make a final decision on the specific birth control method for your specific body.
• The Wellwoman Centre http://www.wellwomancentre.ie/medical.html This is a Dublin based centre. The site provides info on pricing, counselling and even advice for Men. http://www.wellwomancentre.ie/menshealth.html

Adoption: Adopted and looking for a Birth Parent?

• www.adoptionireland.com
• www.adoptionforums.com

General Info.

• The Samaritans are a well trained group of volunteers available to talk to youabout any problems or life grievances you wish to talk about. www.samaritans.org or email jo@samaritans.org to get trained samaritan help via email. Alternatively dial 1850-609090 to speak in privacy and confidentiality. This is a link showing local samaritans in Ireland
  http://www.samaritans.org/talk_to_someone/find_my_local_branch/ireland.aspx
  
  
• Oasis is a site set up by the eGovernment initiative to deal with a number of social issues ranging from divorce, adoption, noise regulations to consumer advice, employee rights and moving to Ireland. http://www.oasis.gov.ie/ Check it out, it’s a fount of knowledge.
  
• The Citizens Information Database is an electronic database produced by Comhairle which covers all aspects of civil and social rights and entitlements in Ireland. It was developed as a common resource for all information providers in the independent and statutory sectors. http://www.cidb.ie
  
• Focus Ireland deals with homelessness http://www.focusireland.ie/
  See also Threshold http://www.threshold.ie/ for advice and help concentrated on more general housing issues.
  
• Don't know how to do something? anything at all? Well these people seem to know it all... http://www.tellmehowto.net

Mental Health / Depression Help

• http://www.irish-counselling.ie/ Irish association of counselling and therapy
• http://www.mdf.org.uk
• http://www.depressionalliance.org
• http://www.aware.ie The Aware loCall Helpline 1890 303 302
• http://www.theblackdog.net
• http://www.mentalhealthireland.ie/
• Schizophrenia Ireland: Helpline 01 8601620, 1890 621 631 (Monday-Friday, 9am-4pm) www.sirl.ieinfo@sirl.ie
• http://www.psihq.ie/find_psychologist.asp : If you are looking for a psycholigist
  

Depression help:

• Grow
  http://www.grow.ie/
  If you would like information on GROW or the location of your nearest GROW group, please do not hesitate to email us (info@grow.ie) or contact our National Information Line (1890 474 474).
  
• Pieta House
  http://www.pieta.ie/
  Pieta House is open 9.00 - 17.00 Mon - Fri. (01) 601 00 00

Depression fora:

• http://www.depressionforums.org/
• http://www.trappedminds.org....empty page
• The national Office for suicide prevention:http://www.nosp.ie/html/help.html

Providing support to those bereaved by suicide.

Console
Helpline: 01-8574300 , 1800 201 890 www.console.ie info@console.ie

Living Links
Phone: 087-9693021 www.livinglinks.ie

General support links to many groups:

• http://www.ipu.ie/Public/PubLinks/PatientSupport03.htm
• http://www.imd.ie/suppindx.htm

Listening services

• http://www.niteline.ie/ Aimed at third-level students. 1800 32 32 42
  
• http://www.niteline.tcd.ie/ Aimed at third-level students in UCD, RCSI, NCAD and Trinity 1800 793 793

Stammering:

• http://www.stammeringireland.ie/
• http://www.hsenorthernarea.ie/news/article.php?id=70
• www.mcguireprogramme.com
• www.stammering.ie

Marriage & Relationship Counselling Services
http://www.mrcs.ie/


Domestic Abuse:

womensaid.ie
hse.ie
National Network of Womens Refuge
For Men



Thanks sceptre, Victor, Rufus T Firefly, smccarrick, Saruman, koneko, Thaed, Ruu, Kali, dahamsta, Unreg123, Minesajackdaniels, Winters, qwertypheobia, Shewhomustbe... and Saint Something

<< Fio >> & SheroN & Gordon & Beruthiel

DeadBankClerk

A general pointer to all posters:

I do not know if she fancies you.
The only person that knows if she fancies you or not is her - ask her.

Nevyn

http://www.ipu.ie/

http://www.imd.ie

these may be helpful links to information for a lot of support groups.

Victor

eircom Malicious Calls Bureau - 1800 689 689 or 1800 475 475 (handles all malicious calls to/from all providers)

Beruthiel

due to the amount of muppetrous threads of late, we have decided to do some preemptive modding (if it’s good enough for George…)
Anyway, if you are posting unregistered one of the mods will be having a look at it first to see if it’s a valid post or not. Please bare with us on this one and apologies in advance if it takes some time for one of us to have a look at it. We will of course make an extra effort to keep an eye on un reg posts as much as possible.


please note

there is no need to re post your thread under the assumption that it got lost somewhere, it didn’t – we just haven’t checked it yet

Beruthiel & PI Mods

qwertyphobia

http://www.freedoms-shop.com/

Was set up by one of the UK health authoritys to provide a wide range of different types of condoms and lubes at the cheapest possible price. They sell condoms in all different ammounts but you can get realy huge savings if you are buying in 50's or 100's

If you are regularly having sex the expense of paying the over the odds prices that shops charge here for condoms can quickly become a problem. (They are also taxed in Ireland as luxuary goods buts thats a whole seperate argument)

They also sell both extra large and narrower condoms which can be difficult to source in Ireland.

:mad:, this could probably be posted on the "rip off Ireland" board as well

xx
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Gordon

Also please note that even if you are registered with an account on boards.ie you may have to wait to be validated to post here. I will explain why and how you can stop this from happening forthwith toute suite etc etc

If you have not logged in and you decide to go to a thread and reply to the thread you will be asked to log in. If you do this then your post will get put into "wait for validation" mode. Therefore to stop this you will have to post after you have logged in. Sorry, it may cause you hassle but otherwise you'll have to wait until it gets validated by us lowly mods.

We are waiting for an admin solution to this but as we all know - admins are even lowlier than mods therefore they don't really do much around here but scrape up the cash from the bottom of the lift shafts. You know the deal.

Anyway, please log in before you post and everyone will be happy. Unless you are posting because you are not happy which is normally the case on this board of personal issues. If this is the case, I am sorry, hopefully you will find an answer here. But after you log in remember.... oh of course, unless you are unregistered.

!

Beruthiel

Typedef - you've become famous!

for all those who need an explaination to the term Typedef

Main Entry: typedef
Function: intransitive verb
Inflected Forms: typedeffed; typedef; typedef·fing

Meaning: to engage in sexual relations with an individual out of malicious intent for a somehow related third party, and ensuring said third party finds out, resulting in their emotional anguish. Can be used in several contexts, see below.

eg. "you ever cheat on me and I'll typedef you, I know your sisters up for it"
"the missus is being a bitch, should I typedef her sister?"

explanation brought to you by curtsey of Fitz

billy the squid

http://www.emigrantadvice.ie

Handy link for returning Irish emigrants who are iin a vulnerable situation.

Talliesin

Dublin Rape Crisis Centre http://www.drcc.ie/ Freephone 1800 788 888
They deal with all forms of sexual assault and related issues, not just rape.

One in Four http://www.oneinfour.org/ 01 662 4070
This group for survivors of sexual abuse is best known for their advocacy work, but also provide help and advice.

nesf

Just thought I'd pop up some of the links I've found good, as well as those I can see as being useful for people. Hopefully these might prove to be useful to the curious and those who suffer depression alike.

http://www.theblackdog.net

It's mentioned in the charter, but I thought I'd talk a bit about it here. Very good articles on depression, it focusses mostly on depression in Irish males, but is not restricted to that. It deals with a variety of issues that effect people who suffer from depression in Ireland, such as weight gain, how to help a friend/family member with depression and other useful and interesting articles.

http://my.webmd.com/content/tools/1/quiz_depression.htm?z=3628_81000_0000_12_01

This link is to a good depression screening test. If you are worried you might have depression, or are just curious this test might help you make that decision to go see your GP about the issue.

http://depression.webmd.com

A useful collection of articles and advise here, with good short pieces on advice for newly diagnosed people, depression in different age groups and some information for parents on children with depression.

http://depressionfallout.com/

A fantastic site for people who have someone close to them suffering from depression. It has some excellent articles on how depression effects relationships and the best means to support a loved one who has depression.

http://depression.about.com/od/drugdatabases/

Some useful links to drug databases and the like, allowing you to get more information on the drugs you have been prescribed. Some of the sites include alot of information on possible side effects and things to avoid when on the drugs, useful information to have imo.

http://www.icpty.ie/

The Irish Council for Psychotherapy Website. This should prove very useful for anyone who's thinking about going to therapy. It has good descriptions of the main approaches used so you can judge which would interest you before you attend and pay for therapy. It also has a full directory with addresses and contact numbers of psychotherapists in Ireland, which is very useful if you are looking to find a therapist in your area.

http://www.maledepression.com

Another site focussing on depression and mood disorders in men. This time its from an American stand point though. The articles on it are an interesting read.


I hope the above links can be useful to people who have mentioned depression recently on this board. There is plenty information there for anyone who's interested in knowing more too


I felt that this thread would more constructive than me deciding to rant about depression and the misconceptions about it in Ireland that I was planning on writing originally. See I'm channeling my energy in a semi-constructive fashion.

There are alot of other good sites out there, you can find links to them on most of the sites I recommended. I'm just too tired to go through all of them. Please add any good sites you've found to the list. I'm very interested in finding more information Oh and if you can't find the exact site you want from the above short list, remember google is your friend...

Victor

Alcoholics Anonymous test http://www.aa-uk.org.uk/publications/areyou.htm

Sleepy

As a suggestion: can we include a ban on 'txt spk' into the charter?

Gordon

As a poster on PI I am not for such a proposal.

As a mod on PI I am open to the possibility of such a happenstance but do not see it as being a problem for the community of the PI forum thus far*. However please feel free to embelish by way of links as to when and how such posts have been damaging to the forum and/or posters of PI.

*whether or not my fellow mods agree or not is another matter.

Victor

Threads can and will be locked when they degrade into bickering, mass quoting, abuse and / or after "a certain time". Denigtating users, or their problems, being inappropriately judgemental, thread hogging, post tennis, using PI as a soap opera and demanding updates or other disruptive or non-constructive behaviours are not acceptable.

Posters are requested to leave fonts at the default settings unless there is a specific reason to change, e.g. for emphasis. Changing font, font size, colour, boldness, etc. makes it difficult for some users to read posts.

Gordon

I've updated the handy links post. If anyone has any links they wish added please post them here. And if you think some links should be removed, let us know also.

Talliesin

Listening service.

http://www.niteline.org/ Aimed at secondary-level students. 1800 32 32 42

http://www.niteline.tcd.ie/ Aimed at third-level students in UCD, RCSI and Trinity 1800 793 793

Nevyn

While PI is for the dicussion of Personal Issues,
it is not for angsty blog style/soap opera type posting.
Threads that turn into this will be moved to Afterhours or deleted.

Gordon

As some of you may know, there is a new forum Sex and Sexuality that is only available to subscribers and moderators. (to subscribe check this thread for details)

As has always been the case with PI, this forum is not for freeflowing discussion of general sexual topics, just as it is not for any other topics that are not of one's Personal Issues. As always, topics of a sexual nature that are concerning ones personal well being are welcome on PI. By that I mean;

A topic asking for advice on how to broach the subject of an*l sex with ones girlfriend would be welcome on PI.
A topic looking for peoples experiences with an*l sex is a discussion, and hence would be better off in S&S.

Please read the Sex and Sexuality forum charter (in particular section 9) to get an understanding of what defines the forum from the PI forum. Threads will be moved at the PI mod's discretion, however, due to the fact that unregistered posting is not possible on S&S forum, we will try to reserve the right of the Unregistered poster's access to PI. Unfortunately, however, if the topic is more of a discussion than PI can allow; the thread will be moved and unregistered users will not be able to access the thread.

dudara

Some updates.

Irish Council for Psychotherapy
It has been brought to my attention that the old link for the Irish Council for Psychotherapy doesn't work anymore, so here's a new one.

Irish Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy
As taken from their website

We provide a comprehensive telephone referral helpline to potential clients throughout Ireland. This service is for individuals, couples, children, teenagers, families, professionals, and organisations and involves providing the caller with the details of the counselling service that is provided by our Accredited Counsellors nearest to them.

Irish Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy

The Psychological Society of Ireland
Search for a registered psychologist that meets your needs, from amongst the database of Psychological Society of Ireland Registered Members
Psychological Society of Ireland

Self-Injury
The following site contains lots of information on self-injury, but please remember that it is not a medical site, and people should always seek proper advice from a professional

Nevyn

http://www.edas.org.au/docs/cannabis.pdf

Giving up using cannabis

Talliesin

AnonymousBloke wrote:

Just browsing through this thread. As much as I hate 'txt' style posting, is it worth giving people flak for this? Not everyone has had the same level of education- on other boards I subscribe to there are people who post like this all the time. It annoys me, but I think it's unfair to make it part of a charter. It runs the risk of excluding people. For what it's worth, I'm a bit of an apostrophe nazi, but I keep my judgements to myself, because it just pi**es people off.

There's a big difference between missing an apostrophe or having difficulty remembering when they are or aren't used and deliberately mkng tings mposble 2 read bcause u think ts k00l 2 do so.

LegacyUser

Twice now I've seen 'dragging up old threads is a no-no' on this forum, and once a threat to ban someone if they do it again. Maybe include that rule in the charter? It's not obvious to me that one shouldn't do it: some might think it would be good to keep same issues on same thread. (No, I am not the dragger up).

Stephen P

For information and advice on Stuttering please see the following websites:

http://www.stammeringireland.ie/
http://www.hsenorthernarea.ie/news/article.php?id=70

fifly

Stammering/stuttering - The McGuire Programme


www.mcguireprogramme.com

www.stammering.ie

biko

Date/dating sites http://www.browse.ie/Society_and_Culture/Relationships/Dating/index.html

Victor

Coroner and Inquest Frequently Asked Questions

jellycopter

Suicide support and awareness in Ireland

Sosad (Save Our Sons And Daughters)

hupyago

This sites is run by my cousin, covers all topics relating to health and life/personal issues ,especially for youth
http://www.spunout.ie

JuliusCaesar

http://www.psychologicalselfhelp.org/

has downloadable booklets.

LadyE

cjmcork wrote: »

How do I put up an unregistered post? Step by step if possible?

Just log out and direct yourself to the person issues board. Thney click new post and you have the option then of putting in a new (temp) username. You then have to enter in a code (to make sure you are not a spm bot or something!) and you work away then and write yoru post.

All posts that are unregged have to be approved by a mod first!

Best of luck!

Victor

http://www.miscarriage.ie/
http://www.miscarriage.ie/Contact%20Us.html
http://www.miscarriage.ie/Temporary%20Phone%20Rota.html

http://www.rollercoaster.ie/pregnancy_birth/miscarriage_intro.asp
http://www.vhi.ie/hfiles/hf-408.jsp
http://miscarriage.bellaonline.com/Site.asp
http://www.silentgrief.com/

Wibbs

A good plan for all posters is to actually read the OP's post, then read the replies, before jumping in. Saves getting wires crossed.

Wibbs

People posting unregged, please invent a name, otherwise it can be a pain in the bottom working out who said what if everyone is "unregistered"

Victor

And **** i forgot to post unregistered

Folks, if this happens, you have three choices.

1. Edit your post, if you edit your post and title before anyone replies, you can DELETE the entire thread.
2. Ask a PI mod to delete the thread.
3. Be brave.

Victor

This thread is here to help people because of a current need. It is not for discussion. However, if you know of any other counselling services, please add their details (with website if possible) to the thread.

---

You will be aware of the Commission into Child Abuse report published this week. If you or someone you know would like to talk to someone there are some helpline details listed here.

If you would like face-to-face in the short term, your local doctor probably has a list of local counsellors. You may also be able to get in contact with counsellors who specialise in helping people deal with child abuse from various sources.

http://www.rte.ie/news/2009/0521/abuse.html

Rise in calls to helplines

Organisations that counsel victims of child abuse have been dealing with an increase in the number of calls to their helplines.

The surge follows the publication yesterday afternoon of the report detailing the abuse suffered by thousands of children in residential institutions.

Counselling services said the publication of the report had opened old wounds for many, and they received calls from people who had never spoken of their abuse before.

The services had extra straff on duty to deal with the increase in calls to their helplines.

The report, of almost 3,000 pages, details how thousands of children in residential institutions run by religious congregations lived in a climate of fear.

Later this month a report on clerical sex abuse in Dublin is due out.

It is expected to highlight the torment of thousands more victims and helpline providers say they will be putting on extra staff then as well.

The HSE offers a free National Counselling Service for anyone who has suffered childhood abuse on 1800 235 234.

The related Connect service, for out of hours contact, is on 1800 235 235 from the Republic of Ireland (freephone) 00800 235 235 55 from Britain and Northern Ireland (free from landlines).
www.connectcounselling.ie

Dublin Rape Crisis Centre operates a 24-hour helpline on 1800 77 88 88.

Victor

http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/ireland/2009/0521/1224247035763.html

THE HSE National Counselling Service is available to anyone who experienced abuse as a child. Counselling is available at 60 locations in Ireland and can be accessed by calling freephone 1800-235234. See also: www.hse-ncs.ie.

Connect, the HSE-funded national adults’ counselling service, provides a separate out-of-hours phone service. It is available Wednesday to Sunday from 6pm-10pm. Call freephone 1800-235235 from the Republic, or 00800-23523555 from the UK (free on landlines). See also: www.connectcounselling.ie.

Nevyn

If you have any further queries why not try the Site F.A.Q.