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Gambling Care CEO Jackie Murphy and Ambassador Oisín McConville at the launch of the charity’s 2024 Annual Report

Record numbers seek supports for problem gambling in 2024

Kevin19 September 2025

Record number of people supported through Gambling Care’s service providers in 2024. Almost 3,000 counselling sessions for family members and friends of problem gamblers. More women than ever ... Read More

PTSB launches in-app voluntary gambling block to support customer financial wellbeing

Kevin25 July 2025

PTSB has launched a digital voluntary block for customers who wish to stop card transactions involving gambling merchants. This is an important initiative in promoting financial wellbeing and ... Read More

Oisin McConville and Nicola - Gambling Care Podcast

Podcast: My life married to a gambler

Kevin10 July 2025

Podcast: My life married to a gambler Part 1 This podcast is incredibly powerful. Nicola doesn’t have a gambling problem, but her husband does. In part one of ... Read More

Bank of Ireland Introduces Voluntary Gambling Blocks

Kevin7 May 2025

Pictured as Bank of Ireland introduces voluntary blocks on debit cards are; Susan Russell, CEO of Bank of Ireland’s Retail Ireland division, Áine McCleary, Chief Customer Officer, Bank ... Read More

Generation gamble: the invisible addiction crisis gripping Ireland’s teenagers

Kevin4 May 2025

It’s the “bookie in your pocket” or the “casino in your hand” – the opportunity to gamble that follows us everywhere our mobile devices do from bed to ... Read More

Call for input to inform the GRAI Social Impact Fund Strategy

Kevin15 April 2025

On 14th April 2025, The Gambling Regulatory Authority (GRAI) and Pobal have today commenced an initial call for input on the development of a Social Impact Fund, to ... Read More