Galway Bay fm newsroom - There's been a major step forward in long-awaited plans to provide a new alcohol treatment service in the city.
An dedicated addiction treatment centre was previously based at Merlin Park - but was gutted in an arson attack in 2013, and never replaced.
Campaigners have long pointed out that the absence of such a service in a city the size of Galway is unacceptable.
Galway West TD and Junior Minister Hildegarde Naughton says addiction counsellors have now been appointed to a new service.
They'll take up their positions at a new premises on Merchant's Road next week.
However, the service will not be operational for a number of weeks to allow for staff training and the establishment of a referral system.
Minister Naughton says there's been no dedicated alcohol addiction treatment service in Galway for almost ten years.
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