SMART Recovery "Finn Valley Area, Donegal"

23/12/2025

Merry Christmas from us to you. We would like to take this opportunity to thank our peers and colleagues who have engaged with us over the past 12 months. It has been an exciting time in SMART Recovery Finn Valley, and next year is looking to be just as exciting. we would also like to thank our funders for their valuable and continued support and the resource centres for hosting us on a weekly basis.

We are holding an ad hoc meeting in Letterkenny on Tuesday, 30th Dec (poster to follow in the coming days). we will be holding our first meeting of 2026 on Tuesday, 6th January, in Family Resource Centre Raphoe

Don't forget there are online meetings at
www.smartrecovery.ie, which are available all over Christmas, from Ireland or globally.

SMART Recovery Ireland Letterkenny CDP Finn Valley FRC START Project - Finn Valley area Family Resource Centre Raphoe North West Regional Drug & Alcohol Task ForceDFRC Donegal St Johnston and Carrigans Family Resource Centre

Please Note that all National Face to Face SMART Recovery Ireland meetings have been cancelled in line with current restrictions.

22/12/2025

SMART Recovery Finn Valley are on tour tomorrow, we are holding our meeting in the new North West Regional Drug & Alcohol Task Force offices on the Pearse Road Letterkenny F92CXV0, from 10-12, we welcome back to our group Carol-Anne O'Kane to so some more Breathwork with us in the run up to Christmas.

Call Karen on 087-388-5080 or Tom on 086-816-2118 for more details or if you can't find the venue.

Looking forward to seeing our regulars and hopefully welcoming some of the letterkennt crew to the meeting

SMART Recovery Ireland Letterkenny CDP START Project - Finn Valley area Finn Valley FRC Family Resource Centre Raphoe St Johnston and Carrigans Family Resource Centre DFRC Donegal

17/12/2025

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17/12/2025

We had our final meeting of the year in the Finn Valley FRC today (we still have 2 additional meetings in Letterkenny on the 23rd and 30th dec). We had a lovely Christmas party with great food curtesy of Conkers Ballybofey which was provided by Donna and the North West Regional Drug & Alcohol Task Force. Our group also chipped in. We asked the group what has been the highlight of their year in SMART, this was the feedback:

Finding SMART Recovery "Finn Valley Area, Donegal",
The relapse prevention programme,
SMART Recovery information event,
Self care day,
Noel Cunningham,
Keane Ryan coming in to talk about No Barriers and being able to sign up to that programme, Facilitator training,
The breathwork workshop with Carol-Anne O'Kane,
The Recovery event in Oakfield park
The valuable information shared with the group from Monika from Alcohol Forum Ireland , in relation to Alcohol Related Brain Injury, Boundaries workshop,
Getting to know myself,
Meeting people like me,
Making sober friends,
The kindness I get from the group,
The confidentially that is held within the group, Understanding my feelings,
The feedback I get from the group,
Making use of the tools.

As you can see people really get so much from SMART Recovery Ireland we feel privileged being part of this though our roles.

Also big thanks to Alexander's Ballybofey, Benny & Co, Conkers, Bru Lab, Abra, Hatched, Quiet Moment, Old Stone, Hymalaya Cafe, Insomnia, O'heirs, Hatter Express, Friars, Bloem, lil mama, for the vouchers for our group. They were all delighted with this generosity.

Tom and I would like to wish you all a very Merry Christmas and a happy & healthy new year

Letterkenny CDP, START Project - Finn Valley area

16/12/2025

We are holding our SMART Recovery Christmas party tomorrow in the Finn Valley FRC 2.30-4pm. This is our only closed meeting of the year.

We would like to take this opportunity to wish all our attendees, our facilitators old and new, and our group visitors and speakers a very merry Christmas and a happy healthy and sober new year.

Also we would like to sincerely thank our funders, Letterkenny CDP, HSE Ireland, North West Regional Drug & Alcohol Task Force, the resource centres that so openly welcome our group meetings Family Resource Centre Raphoe / Raphoe Family Resource Centre and the Finn Valley FRC. We would also like to express a word of gratitude to SMART Recovery Ireland fort their on going support of us here in SMART Recovery "Finn Valley Area, Donegal"

We have had a busy year with lots going on from the first SMART Recovery Finn Valley information event to new facilitators being trained ready for the new year. We have held different workshops at the request of our groups, different array of speakers over the year and have attended different events.

As for 2026....its looking to be an exciting year!

14/12/2025

The HSE is warning high strength M**A, linked to serious illness and death, is circulating this Christmas. It says products tested this year range from zero to over 300 milligrams of pure M**A, increasing the risk of overheating, seizures, and cardiac complications. The HSE urges people to avoid dru...

09/12/2025

SMART Recovery "Finn Valley Area, Donegal" Coping with Christmas Workshop is being held in the Finn Valley FRC tomorrow (Wednesday 10th December) from 2.30-4pm. (Weather Permitting). Looking forward to seeing you all there, mince pies provided

SMART Recovery Ireland Letterkenny CDP START Project - Finn Valley area Family Resource Centre Raphoe North West Regional Drug & Alcohol Task Force Raphoe Family Resource Centre DFRC Donegal St Johnston and Carrigans Family Resource Centre HSE Ireland

09/12/2025

We have decided to postpone today's Coping with Christmas Workshop in Family Resource Centre Raphoe due to the weather warnings we have in place for today. This will be running tomorrow in the Finn Valley FRC as previously mentioned all being well.

SMART Recovery Ireland Letterkenny CDP START Project - Finn Valley area North West Regional Drug & Alcohol Task Force Raphoe Family Resource Centre DFRC Donegal St Johnston and Carrigans Family Resource Centre HSE Ireland

08/12/2025

SMART Recovery tomorrow Raphoe family resource centre, Coping with Christmas workshop 2.30-4pm mince pies provided

Contact Karen on 087-388-5080 or Tom on 086-816-2118 for more details.

SMART Recovery Ireland Letterkenny CDP START Project - Finn Valley area Finn Valley FRC Family Resource Centre Raphoe North West Regional Drug & Alcohol Task Force Raphoe Family Resource Centre DFRC Donegal St Johnston and Carrigans Family Resource Centre HSE Ireland

07/12/2025

Getting Christmas ready with SMART Recovery Finn Valley.

Tuesday 9th December,
Coping with Christmas Workshop
Raphoe FRC 2.30-4pm

Wednesday 10th December,
Coping with Christmas Workshop
Finn Valley FRC 2.30-4pm

Tuesday 16th December, Breathwork Workshop with Carol-Anne O'Kane
Raphoe FRC 2.30-4pm

Wednesday 17th December
Christmas party
2.30-4pm Finn Valley FRC
(€5 donation)

Tuesday 23rd December 10-12 noon
SMART Recovery Finn Valley is on tour, we are holding our meeting in the new North West Regional Drug & Alcohol Task Force offices on the Pearse Road Letterkenny
Carol-Anne O'Kane will be joining us for another Breathwork Workshop to build up your Coping with Christmas toolbox.

Tuesday 30th December 10-12 noon
SMART Recovery Finn Valley is on tour, we are holding our meeting again in the North West Regional Drug Taskforce offices on the Pearse Road Letterkenny

Tuesday 6th January back to normal in Raphoe for the first meeting off 2026.

Contact Karen on 087-388-5080 or Tom on 086 -816-2118 for more information

SMART Recovery Ireland Letterkenny CDP START Project - Finn Valley area Finn Valley FRC Family Resource Centre Raphoe Raphoe Family Resource Centre DFRC Donegal St Johnston and Carrigans Family Resource Centre HSE Ireland Finn Valley News

03/12/2025