An Ennis psycho-therapist, believes there’s been an increase in the number of people turning to gambling, as a ‘crutch’ to deal with effects of the pandemic.
It comes as a new report shows, Irish people are the fourth biggest gamblers in the EU, having lost about 1.36 billion euro last year.
President Michael D Higgins, has been leading calls for the greater regulation of online gambling in the last number of weeks.
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Ennis-based psycho-therapist, and counsellor, Grace Harrison, believes increased stress in people, is leading to a greater likelihood of addictions developing.
