Smarmore Castle Private Clinic

12/09/2025

We’re proud to announce that Smarmore Castle has won this year’s CHKS Quality Improvement Award for our Patient Management System.
On 11 September 2025, we received the award at the CHKS Surveyor Update Day in Manchester, where we presented on the benefits of our new digital system to attendees. This event celebrates learning and innovation, and we’re proud our work was recognised in this year's CHKS surveyors’ learning programme.
We remain committed to driving service quality, efficiency, and strong patient outcomes.

09/09/2025

Celebrating 10 years!

Thank you to every alumnus, family member, friend, and staff member who joined us on Sunday, 24th August, at our annual reunion 2025 to celebrate 10 years of Smarmore Castle's recovery mission.

Seeing over 400 people come together – sharing stories, reconnecting, and reflecting – filled our hearts with joy and reminded us of the lasting impact of our work.

A special thank you to Paddy Creedon for sharing his powerful words at our event and for decades of dedication to the recovery community.

Here’s to the next decade of hope and connection.

29/07/2025

🎉 REMINDER – SMARMORE CASTLE REUNION 2025 🎉
Celebrating 10 Years of Recovery!

We’re delighted to invite all Smarmore Castle alumni, their families, and our long-standing friends and staff to join us for this special free event on the 24th of August 2025.

📅 Save the date and come together with others on the recovery journey to reconnect, reflect, and celebrate.

✨ We’re honoured to welcome Mr Paddy Creedon – poet, recovery advocate and long-time friend of the recovery community – as our special guest speaker. His story of long-term recovery, starting back in 1977, is inspiring and full of hope.

🎟️ Book your place now – it's completely free, but please ensure you register a ticket for everyone in your group:
👉 Register on https://loom.ly/NSWhCxk

Let’s celebrate recovery – together 💚

17/07/2025

Registration is Now Open!

We are delighted to welcome you all to the Smarmore Castle Annual Reunion 2025 to celebrate 10 years of recovery.

All alumni have received an email already, but if you have yet to register for your ticket, head to https://loom.ly/bHFfXf4.

Registration closes on Monday, 18th August. Come and celebrate connection, progress, and the power of community in recovery.

We look forward to seeing you all there.

To stay up to date with the event, visit our website at https://loom.ly/88Bz5ds.

09/07/2025

Save the Date: Smarmore Castle Annual Reunion 2025

We would like to invite you to this year’s Annual Reunion. Join us on Sunday, 24th August 2025, at Smarmore Castle for a day to celebrate, reconnect, and reflect together.

This is a chance to come together in a supportive place and reflect on your recovery journey so far. The reunion is a chance for friends and family members to listen to shares and inspiring speeches, and is an affirmation of our shared commitment to ongoing recovery.

More details, including where to sign up for tickets, will follow soon, but for now, save the date!

09/05/2025

We believe that nourishing the body is just as important as treating the addiction and healing the mind. Our chefs prepare fresh, wholesome meals daily, tailored to support your recovery journey. By focusing on balanced nutrition, we aim to restore energy, enhance mood, and promote overall health and well-being.

Mealtimes at Smarmore Castle are also an opportunity to talk with others, build community, and reconnect with yourself.

At Smarmore Castle, we provide healthy food and nutrition throughout our addiction treatment rehab programme.

02/05/2025

Iwan travelled from the Netherlands to Castle Craig, our sister rehab in the Scottish Borders, at a time when his life felt unmanageable. What he found wasn’t just expert addiction treatment—but something more profound: stillness, beauty, and the therapeutic power of nature.

Here in County Louth, the peaceful landscape is also conducive to recovery. We offer the ideal environment to undertake your journey recovering from addiction.

At Smarmore Castle, we welcome patients from Ireland and across Europe, including the Netherlands. A change of setting can make all the difference.

Read Iwan’s inspiring story: https://loom.ly/LY9_XNk

Van uitzichtloos naar uitzicht: Iwans reis naar herstel In 2018 zette Iwan voor het eerst voet op Schotse bodem. Niet voor vakantie, maar voor een nieuw begin. Verslagen, zoals hij het zelf noemt, arriveerde hij bij Castle Craig, een kliniek waar de 12 stappen hem hielpen om zijn herstel vorm te gev...

25/04/2025

We stand with colleagues in backing the letter to the Taoiseach and Minister for Health, urging Ireland’s planned alcohol labelling laws for May 2026 to proceed without derailment or delay by alcohol industry lobbying.
https://loom.ly/NPyINjU

This open letter, also published in the Irish Times today, was signed by 76 people – including our Clinic Manager, Keith Cassidy – and highlights key health statistics showing the urgent need for greater public awareness about the serious health risks of alcohol.
Alcohol Action Ireland

Open letter: Alcohol health information labelling Open letter: As concerned clinicians, representatives of healthcare organisations and public health advocates we are calling on the Taoiseach and Minister for Health to ensure that the planned introduction in May 2026 of Ireland’s regulations on he...

26/03/2025

Did you know the liver can begin to repair itself within a few days of stopping drinking — but overall long-term recovery takes time?

At Smarmore Castle, we explain how fatty liver, hepatitis, and cirrhosis develop from alcohol use — and what recovery really looks like.

Find out how long it takes the liver to heal and what you can do to support recovery:
👉 https://loom.ly/ZsQL0jc

Smarmore Castle's comprehensive program supports your recovery from alcoholism. Speak to us for tailored programmes that suit your needs

17/03/2025

The Story of St Patrick is incredibly inspiring, and symbolic of facing your fears head on. St Patrick is famously known for driving the snakes out of Ireland and into the sea. Many believe these snakes represent the challenges, temptations, and negative forces St. Patrick fought to overcome.

His story is world renowned, but it speaks to all of us. We all have to face our fears in life, and just as St. Patrick conquered the snakes, we too have the power to conquer our own obstacles—whether they are addiction, anxiety, or self-doubt. With courage and faith, we can push through even the toughest challenges.

☘️ Happy St. Patrick's Day to all! ☘️

07/03/2025

The Outrun, starring Saoirse Ronan, is a powerful film that dives deep into the struggle of addiction and the fight for redemption on an emotional journey of recovery.

Ronan gives an incredible performance as Rona - a woman grappling with addiction and self discovery in the dramatic and stark landscape of Orkney. The film’s power lies in its unvarnished depiction of addiction—never romanticised, never oversimplified.

This is a moving and poignant film based on Amy Liptrot's memoir, that saw Saoirse Ronan win Best Actress at the Irish Film and Television Awards recently. If you've seen it, let us know what you think.

04/03/2025

When Smarmore Castle opened in Ireland 10 years ago, we aimed to create something new: an integrated care model under one roof, built on quality, compassion, and ethics. Listen to our staff describe our model of care.

Watch more here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dousSOW243I