gambling addiction
College President Dr William Flannery writes to the Irish Times to welcome newly proposed legislation that will look to ban gambling advertisement in sports, and to further discuss the need to tackle our ‘hidden epidemic of gambling addiction in Ireland’. Read the letter in full below or on the Irish Times website here. Sir, […]
With the Christmas period bringing more triggers and the potential for increased levels of gambling, the College of Psychiatrists of Ireland has launched their paper on Gambling Disorder today. Calling for an urgent, outright ban on gambling advertisement in sports in early 2021, the College also raises the urgent need for dedicated treatment pathways to […]
Dr Colin O’Gara, Consultant Psychiatrist and specialist in addiction treatment, spoke with Miriam O’Callaghan on RTE Radio 1 this week, in order to shine a spotlight on the urgent need for legislation, as well public education, around gambling addiction. Dr O’Gara was keen to highlight on RTE Radio Today with Miriam that severe gambling addiction […]