A NIGHT TO REMEMBER/FORGET –
Jan. 6, 2026 – McGibbon said after disclosing her drug use to health professionals in 2020 she was referred to a community addiction team who “gave me a worksheet and sent me home”, prompting her to seek her own inpatient support services. “I booked into a B&B. The only thing around me was fields and cows and the loveliest woman running this B&B.” “I was violently ill. I was sweating. I was cold. I was shaking. I was vomiting for about four or five days.”
McGibbon said a GP warned her of the dangers of detoxing alone, but she felt it was her only option.
She then spent 12 weeks at Cuan Mhuire.
The Southern Trust said they could not comment on individual cases, but were committed to ensuring people receive appropriate support.
They added that their service had continued to evolve over recent years to improve pathways and support.
