Hitting rock bottom - the successful accountant who ended up jail because of his gambling addiction

Sep 22, 2015, 08:43 AM

For the past 18 months accountant Declan McGarry has been sitting in his cell in Magilligan prison reflecting on how his life has been ruined by gambling. He was jailed for stealing tens of thousands of pounds from his clients and the VAT man to feed his addiction. The habit cost him his marriage and his business. That's no surprise when you consider the sums involved. His biggest single bet was £216,000 on a horse which lost. Enda visited Declan who is from Loughgiel in Co Antrim in his prison cell earlier this year to see how he was coping with his gambling demons and life inside. Declan is now out and is starting to rebuild his life with help from Gamblers Anonymous...... he joined Enda in the studio this morning