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Fáinne, An
46 Sráid Chill Dara, Baile Átha Cliath 2
Teil: (01) 679 4780, 9.15am – 1.00pm agus 2.00pm – 5.15pm Luain go
hAoine Facs: (01) 679 0214
Email: eolas@gaelport.ie Web: www.gaelport.com
Promotes the wearing of An Fáinne, the emblem of Irish speakers, designed
to show that the wearer wishes to speak Irish as often as possible.

Fairtrade Mark Ireland
Carmichael House, North Brunswick Street, Dublin 7
Fax: (01) 873 2114
Email: info@fairtrade.ie Website: www.fairtrade.ie
Registered charity and the Irish member of Fairtrade Labelling Organizations
International (FLO) that supports producers, raises awareness and campaigns
for changes in the rules and practices of conventional international trade.

Family Mediation Service
Dublin: Family Mediation Service, 1st Floor, St Stephen’s Green House,
Earlsfort Terrace, Dublin 2
Tel: (01) 634 4320 Fax: (01) 662 2339
Email: fmsearlsfort@oceanfree.net
Part-time centres:
West End House, West End Business Park, Snugborough Road Extension,
Blanchardstown, Dublin 15 Tel: (01) 811 8650 Mon, Tues and Wed
morning
Skillings House Raheny Shopping Centre, Dublin 5 Tel: (01) 851 0730,
Tues morning, all day Thurs and Fri
The Rere, Tallaght Social Service Centre, The Square, Tallaght, Dublin 24
Tel: (01) 414 5180, Wed morning, all day Thurs and Fri
Family Counselling Centre, Tralee, Co. Kerry Tel: (066) 718 6100, every
second Thurs
10 Seatown Place, Dundalk, Co. Louth Tel: (042) 935 9410, all day Tues,
Wed morning, all day Thurs
Family Centre, Castlebar, Chapel Street, Co. Mayo Tel: (094) 903 5120,
Mon morning, all day Tues and Wed
Distillery Road, Wexford (Old Tax Office) Tel: (053) 63050, Wed
morning, all day Thurs and Fri
c/o CIC, St Mary’s Square, Athlone, Co. Westmeath Tel: (090) 647 8851,
all day Mon and Tues plus Wed morning
A professional, free and confidential service under the auspices of the
Department of Social and Family Affairs. Aims to help couples who have
decided on separation to negotiate with minimum distress or bitterness
their own separation terms.

Family Resource Centres National Forum
c/o DHR Communications, 101 James’s Street, The Digital Hub, Dublin 8
Tel: (01) 488 5808, 9.00am – 5.30pm Mon to Fri Fax: (01) 488 5801
Email: info@familyresource.ie Website: www.familyresource.ie
National representative body of family resource centres in Ireland. Provides
information, support, networking and training opportunities for its members.

Family Support Agency
4th Floor, St Stephen’s Green House, Earlsfort Terrace, Dublin 2
Tel: (01) 611 4100 Fax: (01) 676 0824
Email: familysupport.agency@welfare.ie Web: www.fsa.ie
Provides a family mediation service to couples going through a separation
or divorce

Faoiseamh
PO Box 5654, Dublin 14
Helpline: 1800 331 234 (from Ireland), 0800 973 272 (from Northern
Ireland and Great Britain) 11.00am – 8.00pm Mon and Wed, 11.00am –
4.00pm Fri
Counselling agency and helpline, providing therapeutic support to those who
have suffered abuse at the hands of members of religious orders in Ireland.

FÁS – The Training and Employment Authority
PO Box 456, 27–33 Upper Baggot Street, Dublin 4
Tel: (01) 607 0500 Helpline: 1850 667 766 Hours: 9.00am – 5.00pm
Mon to Thurs and 9.00am – 4.45pm Fri Fax: (01) 607 0600
Email: callnet@fas.ie Web: www.fas.ie
National training and employment authority in Ireland. FÁS is involved in
designing, developing and delivering programmes and services that address
the needs of the labour market and specific targeted groups.

Féach
35 Main Street, Rathfarnham, Dublin 14
Tel: (01) 493 1896 Fax: (01) 490 1541
Email: info@feach.net Web: www.feach.net
Féach offers support to parents of blind and visually impaired children. It
supports the education, training, and communication needs of the children.

Feasta
14 St Stephen’s Green, Dublin 2
Tel: (01) 661 9572 10.00am – 5.00pm Tues to Thurs
Email: feasta@anu.ie Web: www.feasta.org
Member-based organisation and independent think tank which aims to
identify the characteristics (economic, cultural and environmental) of a truly
sustainable society, articulate how the necessary transition can be effected and
promote the implementation of the measures required for this purpose

Federation for Victim Assistance
CDP, Rock Street, Tralee, Co. Kerry
Tel: (066) 711 9830 or 087 294 1470, 10.00am – 12.00pm Mon to Fri
Fax: (066) 711 9830
Email: fedva@eircom.net Web: www.victimassistanceireland.com
Branches: Ballyshannon, Carlow, Enniscorthy, Mayo, Meath, Roscommon/
East Galway, Tralee, Wexford Town
Volunteer-led organisation that provides emotional and practical assistance
to all victims of crime. All volunteers are trained. Victims can leave a message
on either of the above numbers and they will be contacted on the same day
by the branch co-ordinator.

FETAC – Further Education and Training Awards Council
East Point Plaza, East Point Business Park, Dublin 3
Tel: (01) 865 9500, 9.00am – 5.15pm Helpdesk: (01) 865 9599
Fax: (01) 865 0067
Email: information@fetac.ie Web: www.fetac.ie
National awarding body for further education and training in Ireland that
gives people the opportunity to gain recognition for learning in education or
training centres, in the workplace and in the community.

Fight for Sight
4 Parnell Street, Waterford
Tel: (051) 878 088, 10.00am – 3.00pm Fax: (051) 878 606
Email: iffsc@indigo.ie Web: www.fightforsight.ie
Aims: to increase the public’s awareness of sight protection by educational
means; to donate diagnostic equipment; to fund scientific research into eye
disease; to promote a free screening service nationwide for glaucoma and
diabetic retinopathy.

Fighting Blindness
1 Christchurch Hall, High Street, Dublin 8
Tel: (01) 709 3050 9.00am – 5.30pm Mon to Fri Fax: (01) 709 3010
Helpline: (01) 674 6496 (Insight Counselling Centre)
Email: info@fightingblindness.ie Web: www.fightingblindness.ie
Committed to finding treatments and cures for blindness and related sensory
loss through the funding, development and promotion of Irish research.

Financial Information Service Centres – FISC
CA House, 87–89 Pembroke Road, Ballsbridge, Dublin 4
Tel: (01) 637 7361 Fax: (01) 668 5685
Email: leinstersociety@icai.ie Web: www.lsca.ie
Provide free and confidential financial advice to people or organisations unable
to afford the professional services of accountants. Centres are open to the
public – usually in conjunction with Citizens Information Centres.

Financial Regulator
PO Box 9138, College Green, Dublin 2
Tel: (01) 410 4000 Helpline: 1890 777 777 Fax: (01) 410 4900
Office: 9.30am – 5.00pm Information centre: 9.30am – 5.00pm
Mon to Wed, 9.30am – 6.00pm Fri
Helpline: 8.00am – 8.00pm Mon to Fri, 9.00am – 1.00pm Sat
Email: consumerinfo@financialregulator.ie
Web: www.financialregulator.ie; www.itsyourmoney.ie (consumer site)
The Financial Regulator, established in May 2003, is the regulator of all
financial services firms in Ireland. It also has an important role in the protection
of the consumers of those firms.

Financial Services Ombudsman’s Bureau
3rd Floor, Lincoln House, Lincoln Place, Dublin 2
Tel: (01) 662 0899 Lo-call: 1890 882 090 Fax: (01) 662 0890
Email: enquiries@financialombudsman.ie
Web: www.financialombudsman.ie
Statutory body established in 2005. It adjudicates in unresolved disputes
between complainants and financial service providers. The service is free of
charge to the complainant and can be used by personal customers.

Focus Ireland
9–12 High Street, Dublin
Tel: (01) 881 5900
Email: info@focusireland.ie Web: www.focusireland.ie
Crisis Desk: Focus Ireland, Eustace Street, Temple Bar, Dublin 2
Tel: (01) 671 2555
The housing and homeless charity Focus Ireland works to prevent people
becoming, remaining or returning to homelessness through the provision
of quality services, supported housing and advocacy.

Food Safety Authority of Ireland
Abbey Court, Lower Abbey Street, Dublin 1
Tel: (01) 817 1300 Adviceline: 1890 336 677, 9.00am – 5.00pm
Fax: (01) 817 1301
Email: info@fsai.ie Web: www.fsai.ie
Established under the Food Safety Authority of Ireland Act 1998. The
principal function of the Food Safety Authority of Ireland is to take all
reasonable steps to ensure that food produced, distributed or marketed in
the State meets high standards of food safety and hygiene and to ensure
that food complies with legal requirements or, where appropriate, with
recognised codes of good practice.

Foras na Gaeilge
7 Cearnóg Mhuirfean, Baile Átha Cliath 2
Tel: (01) 639 8400 Fax: (01) 639 8401
CallSave: 1850 325 325 (from UK) 0845 309 1842
Email: eolas@forasnagaeilge.ie Web: www.forasnagaeilge.ie
Is é Foras na Gaeilge an comhlacht atá freagrach as cur chun cinn na
Gaeilge ar fud oiléan na hÉireann. I gComhaontú Aoine an Chéasta luadh go
mbunófaí Comhlacht Forfheidhmithe Thuaidh/Theas chun an Ghaeilge agus
an Ultais a chur chun cinn. Faoi choimirce an chomhlachta sin, comhlíonfaidh
Foras na Gaeilge na freagrachtaí ar fad maidir leis an nGaeilge.
Body responsible for the promotion of the Irish language on the island of
Ireland. Under the Good Friday Agreement, it was stated that a North/South
implementation body would be established to promote the Irish language
and Ulster Scots. Under the auspices of that body, Foras na Gaeilge will fulfil
all the functions regarding the Irish language.

Forbairt Naíonraí Teo
Teach Regus, Bóthar Fhearchair, Baile Átha Cliath 2
Tel: (01) 477 3151 Fax: (01) 477 3350
Email: eolas@naionrai.ie Web: www.naionrai.ie
Aims: the promotion of early education and care services through the
medium of Irish.

Forest Friends
183 Howth Road, Killester, Dublin 3
Tel: (01) 839 8093 or 832 5415 Fax: (01) 839 8093
Email: info@cairdenacoille.org Web: www.cairdenacoille.org
Works to promote, develop and preserve Irish forests.

Foundation for Investing in Communities
32 Lower O’Connell Street, Dublin 1
Tel: (01) 874 7354, 9.00am – 6.00pm Fax: (01) 874 7637
Email: info@foundation.ie Web: www.communityfoundation.ie
A donor services and grant-making organisation. The Foundation, a
registered charity, was established in 2000 and has grown with the support
of individuals, families, businesses, and other institutions.

Free Legal Advice Centres – FLAC
13 Lower Dorset Street, Dublin 1
Tel: (01) 874 5690 9.00am to 5.30pm Monday to Thursday and 9.00am
to 5.00pm on Friday Fax: (01) 874 5320
Email: info@flac.ie Web: www.flac.ie
Independent human rights organisation dedicated to the realisation of equal
access to justice for all. It campaigns through advocacy, strategic litigation
and authoritative analysis for the eradication of social and economic
exclusion. FLAC operates a network of part-time legal advice clinics
throughout the country in conjunction with Citizens Information Centres
and a telephone information and referral service. FLAC makes submissions
to government around the core areas of its work: civil legal aid, access to
justice, public interest law, social welfare law, civil debt and consumer credit.

Friends of the Earth
9 Upper Mount Street, Dublin 2
Tel: (01) 639 4652
Email: info@foe.ie Web: www.foe.ie
Campaigns, informs and lobbies on a wide range of environmental issues.
Promotes sustainable development.

Friends of the Elderly
25 Bolton Street, Dublin 1
Tel: (01) 873 1855, helpline available: 9.30am – 5.00pm Mon to Fri
Fax: (01) 873 1617
Email: info@friendsoftheelderly.ie Web: www.friendsoftheelderly.ie
Aims to combat loneliness among older people by providing friendship,
social contact and opportunities for involvement in community activities
and helping them become more fully integrated in their own communities.
Services include social contact, home and hospital visiting, transport,
holidays, outings and parties.

Friends of the Irish Environment
Allihies, Co. Cork Tel: (027) 73131/73208, 7.00am – 10.00pm
Fax: (027) 73131 Email: admin@friendsoftheirishenvironment.net
Website: www.friendsoftheirishenvironment.net
Aims: to create and maintain a network of conservationists and
environmentalists; to monitor and develop Irish planning and European law; to
encourage full public participation; to provide assistance with environmental
cases and issues.

Gael-Linn
35 Dame Street, Dublin 2
Tel: (01) 675 1200, 9.00am – 1.00pm and 2.00pm – 5.00pm
Fax: (01) 670 4180
Email: eolas@gael-linn.ie Web: www.gael-linn.ie
Founded in 1953 to foster and promote the Irish language and its heritage
throughout Ireland as a living language and as an expression of identity at
policy and at community level.

Gamblers Anonymous
Carmichael House, North Brunswick Street, Dublin 7
Tel: (01) 872 1133, 10.30am – 12.30pm Mon to Fri
Gamblers Anonymous is a fellowship of men and women who have joined
together to do something about their own gambling problem and to help
other compulsive gamblers do the same. Operates a telephone service,
holds weekly meetings around the country and is a self-help fellowship.

Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission
150 Upper Abbey Street, Dublin 1
Tel: (01) 871 6727, 9.30am – 4.30pm Mon to Fri Lo-call: 1890 600 800
Fax: (01) 814 7023
Email: info@gsoc.ie Web: www.gardaombudsman.ie
Independent statutory body responsible for receiving and dealing with all
complaints made by members of the public concerning the conduct of
members of the Garda Síochána. Provides the public with an independent
oversight of policing, and deals more fairly with the public’s complaints
concerning Gardaí so that people can have confidence in the complaints
system.

Gay Community News
Unit 2 Scarlet Row, Essex Street West, Dublin 8
Tel: (01) 671 0939 or 671 0976, 9.00am – 5.30pm
Fax: (01) 671 3549 Email: info@gcn.ie Web: www.gcn.ie
Produces a monthly publication for the Irish gay community. Gay
Community News includes culture, news, politics, entertainment and
lifestyle for lesbians and gay men.

Gay Switchboard Dublin
Carmichael House, North Brunswick Street, Dublin 7
Tel: (01) 872 1055, 8.00pm to 10.00pm Sun to Fri and
3.30pm – 6.00pm Sat
Email: info@gayswitchboard.ie Web: www.gayswitchboard.ie
A non-directive, non-judgmental, befriending, support and general
information service to the gay, lesbian, and bi-sexual community, and to
anyone with issues concerning their sexuality, their families and friends.

General Register Office – Oifig an Árd-Chlaráitheora
GRO Offices, Convent Road, Roscommon
Tel: (090) 663 2900, 9:15am – 5:30pm Mon to Fri Fax: (090) 663 2999
Lo-call: 1890 252 076, 9.30am – 4.30pm Mon to Fri
Web: www.groireland.ie
Responsible for the registration of births, deaths and marriages in Ireland
and holds the central civil repository for these records. Registration of births,
deaths and marriages is carried out by the appropriate Registrar in any

Genetic and Inherited Disorders Organisation
Carmichael Centre for Voluntary Groups, North Brunswick Street, Dublin 7
Tel: (01) 269 2748 Fax: (01) 269 2748
Email: gido2002@hotmail.com Web: www.gido.ie
Umbrella group to help organisations and societies involved in the field of
inherited disorders.

Gingerbread Ireland
Carmichael House, Carmichael Centre, North Brunswick Street, Dublin 7
Tel: (01) 814 6618 Helpline: (01) 814 6618, 10.30am – 1.30pm Mon to Fri
Email: info@gingerbread.ie Web: www.gingerbread.ie
A nationwide voluntary association of people parenting alone. Their efforts,
which follow effective and well-tried guidelines, are focused on assisting the
families of people who find themselves trying to cope with the realities of
their new situation.

GLEN Gay and Lesbian Equality Network
Fumbally Court, Fumbally Lane, Dublin 8
Tel: (01) 473 0563 Fax: (01) 454 6663
Email: admin@glen.ie Web: www.glen.ie
Seeks the introduction and implementation of comprehensive legislation
to ensure the equal rights of lesbian and gay citizens.

Glencree Centre for Peace and Reconciliation
Glencree, Co. Wicklow
Tel: (01) 282 9711 Fax: (01) 276 6085
Email: info@glencree.ie Web: www.glencree.ie
A non-profit, non-governmental organisation that is devoted to
peacebuilding and reconciliation in Ireland, north and south, Britain and
beyond

GOAL
PO Box 19, Dun Laoghaire, Co. Dublin
Tel: (01) 280 9779, 9.00am – 5.30pm Mon to Fri Fax: (01) 280 9215
Email: info@goal.ie Web: www.goal.ie
An international humanitarian organisation dedicated to the alleviation
of suffering among the poorest of the poor in the developing world.

Gorta – The Freedom From Hunger Council of Ireland
12 Herbert Street, Dublin 2
Tel: (01) 661 5522, 9.00am – 5.15pm Mon to Fri Fax: (01) 661 2627
Email: admin@gorta.ie Web: www.gorta.ie
Independent non-governmental organisation whose vision is a world where
there is no hunger and where the poorest communities have the means
to create a prosperous future for themselves and their children.

GROW Community Mental Health
11 Liberty Street, Cork
Tel: 1890 474 474 or (021) 427 7520, weekdays 9.00am – 1.00pm
Fax: (021) 427 3508
Email: southernregion@grow.ie Web: www.grow.ie
Worldwide community mental health movement with over 140 groups
throughout Ireland.

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