Aftercare Housing

Home management skills; cooking skills, and budgetingMerchants Quay Ireland offers limited aftercare housing in the form of supportive accommodation, to people in recovery who find themselves homeless after completing residential rehabilitation treatment. Clients must have completed a residential rehabilitation programme in order to access aftercare housing.

We foster an environment of support and safety, endeavouring to allow those who come to us to develop their practical life skills. Each service user commits to remaining drug and alcohol-free while participating in a therapeutic day programme.

Kildare Aftercare Housing

Finding accommodation for the large proportion of clients leaving our residential rehab services who are effectively homeless has become increasingly challenging in recent years. MQI operates two short-term transitional housing services, one in Dublin, developed with the support of one of the organisation’s donors, the other in Kildare, developed in partnership with Respond Housing Association. Across both houses, we provide a total capacity of 12 supported accommodation units. 

Dublin Drug Free Programme

Based in Drimnagh, this programme is designed to support services users to maintain and further develop the skills that are required to sustain a healthy and productive lifestyle. The program is also aimed at those interested  returning to education or employment. The programme runs five mornings a week, from 9.00am – 1.00pm. This programme runs in partnership with Crumlin College.

Who can use this service?

Former drug users over 18 years of age, who are currently drug-free from drugs and alcohol and have completed a residential programme.

Our programme offers:

• Individual care planning
• One-to-one work
• Group work
• Psycho-educational workshops
• Life skills training
• ECDL computer training
• Personal development
• Work and pre-employment training
• Support to access further education
• Onward referral
• Art therapy
• Yoga

Please note we are constantly revising our programme to meet the developing needs of our clients. 

Merchants Quay Ireland – St John Bosco Youth Centre, Drimnagh, Dublin 12

Phone: 01 524 0112

Email: info.aftercare@mqi.ie

Life After Group

Our Life After group meets weekly, for anyone who has come through MQI’s recovery services. For information, email declan.coyne@mqi.ie or phone 01 524 0112

Merchants Quay Ireland – St John Bosco Youth Centre, Drimnagh, Dublin 12

Phone: 01 524 0112 Email: info.aftercare@mqi.ie

LGBTI+ Peer Support Group

Join our monthly LGBTI+ peer support group.

For people aged 25+ who identify as LGBTI+ people. Facilitated by MQI staff and LGBT Ireland volunteers.

THE ONLY REQUIREMENT TO ATTEND IS THAT YOU MUST BE IN RECOVERY FROM ADDICTION.

For more information and to register, contact: 01-5240112 or vanessa.obrien@mqi.ie (Monday, Wednesday, Friday, 9am – 4pm)

Location: John Bosco, Drimnagh

Time: 7pm – 9pm on the 3rd Tuesday of every month.