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HSE Regional Co-ordinators for Drugs Services

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HSE NORTH WESTERN AREA (Sligo, Leitrim, South Donegal and West Cavan)

Ms Trish Garland, HSE West, Addiction Service, Charter House, Old Market Street, Sligo.
Tel: 071 9140409, Fax: 071 914 0412.

Donegal is covered by Moira Mills, Alcohol & Substance Advisory Service, Eunans Court, Letterkenny.  
Tel: 071 9140409

HSE NORTH EASTERN AREA (Louth, Meath, Cavan, Monaghan)

Acting Drug Services Facilitator, HSE Dublin North East, Primary,
Community and Continuing Care, St. Brigids Complex, Kells Rd, Ardee, Co Louth.
Tel: (041) 6850660 or (087) 6833378

Ms Joanne O’Brien, Unit Liaison Pharmacist, HSE Dublin North East, Railway St, Navan, Co Meath  
Tel: 046 90764350 or 087 2704823

HSE SOUTHERN AREA (Cork and Kerry)

Mr David Lane, Co-ordinator Drugs & Alcohol Services, St, Finbarr’s Hospital, Douglas Road, Cork.
Tel: 021 4966555 or 087 2385843

Dr Declan O’Brien, Arbour House, St Finbarr’s Hospital, Douglas Rd, Co Cork.
Tel: 021 496 8933

Dr Catherine Murphy, HSE Southern Area, Floor 2, Abbey Court House, George’s Quay, Cork.
Tel: 021 4965511

HSE SOUTH EASTERN AREA (Wexford, Waterford, Kilkenny, Carlow and Tipperary South Riding i.e. Tipperary Town, Cashel, Cahir and Carrick-on-Suir)

Ms Derval Howley, Regional Drug Co-ordinator, Tel: 051 846720

Colin Keating, Co-ordinator of Substance Misuse Carlow and Kilkenny
Tel: 056 7784638 or 087 9446649

HSE MIDLAND AREA (Laoise, Offaly, Westmeath, Longford)

Fran Byrne, Regional Administrator, Community Alcohol & Drug Service, St Loman’s Hospital, Mullingar, Co Westmeath.
Tel: 086 380 2612 or 044 84352

HSE WESTERN AREA (Mayo, Galway and Roscommon)

Ms Fiona Walsh, Drugs Co-ordinator, 64 Dominic Street, Galway
Tel: 091 561198

HSE MID WESTERN AREA (Clare, Limerick and Tipperary North Riding i.e. Thurles, Roscrea and Nenagh)

Mr Rory Keane, A/Co-ordinator, Limerick Drug & Alcohol Service, Unit 4, Richmond Court, Mount Kenneth, Dock Road, Limerick.  
Tel: 061 483572 or 087 2464393

 

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