Counselling & Personal Development Service

After Hours Support

After Hour Supports and Resources

Please click here to access After-Hour Supports and Online Resources.

Please click here 
To access After-Hour Supports and Online Resources.
To access further information on The DCU Counselling and Personal Development Service's Online Self-Help CBT Silvercloud Progammes for Wellbeing and Mental Health, please click here

DCU Security 

For Emergency/Campus Security 24/7 for all campuses please phone  01 - 7005999

When you dial this number you will be given the following message with four options:

  • Dial 1 FOR EMERGENCIES.  Please note this option will connect you to the main Security Control Room, located on the Glasnevin campus and is to be used for genuine emergencies only where there is a threat to the safety/well-being of an individual or facilities/property.  Non-emergency calls will not be accepted on this line.

For non-emergencies/routine security assistance requests:

  • Dial 2 for Security on Glasnevin campus
  • Dial 3 for Security on St Patricks campus
  • Dial 4 for Security on All Hallows campus

 

Emergency Services 

Fire Brigade, Gardai and Ambulance   Telephone : 999 or 112
 

Local Hospitals

Mater Hospital           Telephone :  01 8032000

Beaumont Hospital    Telephone :  01 8093000

St. Vincents Hospital, Fairview  Telephone :  01 8842400

 

Your nearest Accident and Emergency Department or Health Service

www.hse.ie/eng/services/maps

 

National Text Service Number 

50508: a free 24/7 anonymous and confidential
national text service, which is funded by the HSE.

Free text HELLO to 50808 for 24/7 for anonymous text conversations 

You will be listened to and supported by a trained Crisis Volunteer via text conversation in a safe and confidential environment. Click here for further information

 

Samaritans

Samaritans Website: http://www.samaritans.org/branches/samaritans-dublin-branch

Telephone: 116 123 (A national 24/7 hour helpline)

For 24 hour confidential email Listening Support E-mail: jo@samaritans.ie

 

Aware 

Aware Website: http://www.aware.ie/ A national support helpline for issues relating to depression and anxiety.

Telephone: 1800 80 48 48

This freephone helpline is open seven days a week from 10am to 10pm.

 

Pieta House

Preventing suicide and self-harm

Website: http://www.pieta.ie/contact-us

Telephone: 1800 247 247 freephone to speak to a therapist

Dublin North Centre - 01 8831000
 

Dublin Rape Crisis Centre

This helpline is open seven days a week, 24 hours a day.

Telephone: 1800 77 88 88
 

Your Mental Health 

A national HSE 24/7 mental health information and support services information helpline 

Telephone : 1800 742 444
 

Out of Hours GP Service 

http://www.hse.ie/eng/services/list/3/OutofHours/GPOOH.html         

D Doc Local 1850 224477 Out of hours GP

Monday to Friday 6pm - 8am,       

Sat/Sun/Bank holidays 24 hours.

 

External Support Links

For a full list of external supports go to http://www.dcu.ie/counselling/external_agencies.shtml