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Alcoholics Anonymous is a Twelve Step Fellowship dedicated to helping anyone suffering because of their drinking.
The Twelve Step programme is the suggested format for recovery from alcoholism and its effects.

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Helping alcoholics to

achieve sobriety

Alcoholics Anonymous is a fellowship of men and women who share their experience, strength and hope with each other that they may solve their common problem and help others to recover from alcoholism.

The only requirement for membership is a desire to stop drinking. There are no dues or fees for A.A. membership; we are self-supporting through our own contributions.

AA is not allied with any sect, denomination, politics, organisation or institution; does not wish to engage in any controversy; neither endorses nor opposes any causes.

The Twelve Steps

AA’s Twelve Steps are a group of principles, spiritual in their nature, which, if practiced as a way of life, can expel the obsession to drink and enable the sufferer to become happily and usefully whole.
1
We admitted we were powerless over alcohol- that our lives had become unmanageable.
2
Came to believe that a Power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity
3
Made a decision to turn our will and our lives over to the care of God as we understood Him.
4
Made a searching and fearless moral inventory of ourselves.
5
Admitted to God, to ourselves, and to another human being the exact nature of our wrongs

News & Updates

Meeting Finder issues

Meeting Finder issues

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Draft Conference Minutes March 2024 Now Available

A copy of the draft minutes from Conference March 2024 are now available to view and read.

Please Click Here for a copy.

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Important Notice – GSO Closed Tuesday 16th April 2024

The General Service Office will be closed on Tuesday 16th April 2024 due to unforeseen circumstances.

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GSO Closed Good Friday & Easter Monday

The GSO will be closed on March 29th, Good Friday and April 1st, Easter Monday.

The office will reopen on Tuesday 2nd of April at 9.30am

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GSO Closed

Due to unforeseen circumstances, the General Service Office will not open until 2pm on Monday the 19th February 2024
We apologise for any inconvenience.

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Phone System & Email disruption

December 22 Update 2pm – Internet and phone services have now been restored.

We thank you for your patience and understanding.

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GSO Christmas Closing Times

GSO Christmas Closing Times

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The Online Shop now lets you view items in Euro or Sterling.

The Online Shop now lets you view items in Euro or Sterling.

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Meetings missing in Meeting Finder

We are currently working on a technical issue with our provider to resolve an issue that is affecting our meeting finder.

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Service Handbook – Back In Stock!

Service Handbook – Back In Stock!

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October Bank Holiday 2023

GSO will be closed Monday 30th October 2023. The office will reopen for business as normal on Tuesday 31st October.

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Directory of AA Groups in Ireland September 2023

The Directory of AA Groups in Ireland is now available to purchase, through the online shop or at the General Service Office.  This booklet is confidential and available to AA members only.

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Online Shop – Price Increases

On September 1st, prices in our Online Shop will adjust to reflect some increases in costs that have been passed onto us from AA World Services and also a V.A.T. increase that came into effect from 01/09/23.

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Website Issue – Missing Counties

We are aware of an issue with our website where some counties are not showing in the dropdown menu.

Our Web Team are aware and are working to resolve this issue.

Please bear with us while a resolution to the issue is found.

 

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Donegal Convention Added to Events

Donegal Area Convention

Theme – Freedom to be Responsible

Friday 13th to 15th October 2023 – Jacksons Hotel, Ballybofey, Donegal

Events Page – Click Here

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Maps not working in ‘Find a meeting’

UPDATE – This issue has now been rectified.

We are aware of an issue where the ‘Show on map’ and other mapping issues are not currently working as expected.
We are working with our developers and hope to have this resloved.

-AA I.T. Team

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GSO IT Upgrade Works

Our IT systems will be undergoing upgrade works Monday the 26th June.

We expect that there will be some disruption to normal services during this time.

We thank you in advance for your patience in this regard.

Normal uninterrupted service should resume on Tuesday 27th at 9:30am.

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GSO Closed May Bank Holiday

The GSO will be closed on Monday 1st of May.

The office will reopen on Tuesday the 2nd of May at 9.30am

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GSO Closed St. Patricks Day

The GSO will be closed on March 17th St. Patricks Day.

The office will reopen on Monday 20th at 9.30am

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12 Steps & 12 Traditions Hardback is Back In Stock

12 Steps & 12 Traditions Hardback is now Back In Stock.

 

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