Sign in

#Mental Health

A COMPREHENSIVE SERIES OF ARTICLES ON THIS TOPIC

Mother and son looking out of window
Extreme and urgent homelessness is no longer an outlier in Ireland
A review of the Housing Act of 1988 presents an opportunity to design a new system that is fit for purpose and one that protects, rather than restricts, access to vital support, writes Mary Heavey

Mon, 24 Mar, 2025

Cork Tiktok star: ‘I felt worthless in care but rap saved my life’
Cork Tiktok star: ‘I felt worthless in care but rap saved my life’
Aaron Murphy â€” aka Rebel â€” is a teenager who raps about life in care and has clocked up hundreds of thousands of views online

Sun, 23 Mar, 2025

Irish people are among the world's happiest — let's work to keep it that way
Irish people are among the world's happiest — let's work to keep it that way
Maintaining a happy populace is not only morally important but also a key indicator to successful and backed governments

Thu, 20 Mar, 2025

In Touch Games betting licences suspended
'Extent of problem gambling in Ireland is 10 times higher than previously thought' - regulator
Anne Marie Caulfield spells out the Gambling Regulatory Authority of Ireland's plans to license and control the industry — all the while mindful of the hidden harms of gambling

Mon, 17 Mar, 2025

Peep Hole in the door to a Prison Cell
Judge orders prisoner who refuses food and fluids to be sent to hospital to 'preserve his right to life'
The man had refused food and fluids between February 11 and 17, then he began refusing again on February 25

Sun, 16 Mar, 2025

Mick Clifford: Why Ireland must face tough questions about its covid strategy
S Mick Clifford: Why Ireland must face tough questions about its covid strategy
Ireland’s pandemic response shaped lives, but did it cause more harm than good? A full, honest inquiry is overdue, writes Mick Clifford

Sun, 16 Mar, 2025

Blurry shadow silhouette of two boys confronting each other
Child care law reporting project due to resume in April
The Department of Children has confirmed that a successful applicant has been selected to continue the next iteration of the project for a two-year period

Fri, 14 Mar, 2025

Technology stock
Suicide prevention group forced to close €4,000-a-month messaging service due to lack of funding
Organisation Sosad in financial crisis as it awaits decision on HSE funding

Tue, 11 Mar, 2025

HSE apologises for deficits in care of man who killed mother's partner two weeks after hospital discharge
HSE apologises for deficits in care of man who killed mother's partner two weeks after hospital discharge
It was claimed there was a failure to take any proper action so as to prevent the killing from occurring by either admitting Adam Nolan to hospital immediately, or sedating him or referring him immediately to an urgent care psychiatric unit

Tue, 11 Mar, 2025

Covid — Five years on: 'I found it hard to readjust to life as it was before' 
Covid — Five years on: 'I found it hard to readjust to life as it was before' 
Readjusting to normal life after covid has been especially difficult for young people, who are only now getting their first taste of 'normality'

Mon, 10 Mar, 2025

Jigsaw: Volunteers pushing for mental health system change
Jigsaw: Volunteers pushing for mental health system change
Charity Jigsaw’s volunteers are aged 16 to 25 and they use their own experience to advise peers who struggle with their mental health

Tue, 04 Mar, 2025

sad teenager girl with scales on floor
Mental health crisis ‘means youth is no longer one of happiest times of life’
UN-commissioned study in Ireland, Britain, US,  Australia, Canada, and New Zealand finds satisfaction rises with age, writes Richard Partington

Mon, 03 Mar, 2025

ALAN JENKINS
'I never understand the rationale behind supporting a paedophile'
Sex abuse survivors describe the pain of seeing loved ones support their abusers in court, often deterring justice

Sat, 01 Mar, 2025

Irish study shows one in five drug and alcohol users have symptoms of ADHD
Irish study shows one in five drug and alcohol users have symptoms of ADHD
The study said screening for neurodiversity among people attending drug services should become part of the assessment process

Thu, 27 Feb, 2025

Lonely senior woman sitting on sofa indoors at Christmas, solitude concept.
Sean Duke: Lonely Ireland is not doing enough to tackle killer epidemic
Ireland is the loneliest country in the EU, but while others have appointed ministers to tackle this fatal problem, our Government has sat on its hands

Wed, 26 Feb, 2025

Care homes did not have effective systems in place to safeguard residents from abuse, Hiqa finds
Care homes did not have effective systems in place to safeguard residents from abuse, Hiqa finds
Sunbeam House Services, which runs 27 residential homes for people with disabilities on behalf of the HSE, is the subject of a damning new report

Tue, 25 Feb, 2025

Review of care for people with eating disorders set to begin
Review of care for people with eating disorders set to begin
Review was ordered last September by Mary Butler, minister of state for mental health, as plans to deliver 16 specialist teams across the country were almost two years behind schedule

Tue, 25 Feb, 2025

Proposed Mental Health Bill 'utterly cruel', says College of Psychiatrists president
Proposed Mental Health Bill 'utterly cruel', says College of Psychiatrists president
The bill will provide for an updated involuntary admission and detention process for people with severe mental health difficulties

Fri, 21 Feb, 2025

15/03/2016. Niamh Ni Dhomhnaill leaves the Court o
Niamh Ní Dhomhnaill: Rape survivors' counselling notes should not be weaponised
The potential roll back of proposals to ban the use of sexual assault victims’ counselling notes in court is of major concern to survivors and activists

Fri, 21 Feb, 2025

Gender based violence survivors
Gender-based violence survivors call for reform of Ireland's 'barbaric' legal system
Issues raised by four survivors include the sharing of rape survivors' counselling records as evidence during trials

Tue, 18 Feb, 2025

Call for more supports from employers for parents who lose a child by early miscarriage
Call for more supports from employers for parents who lose a child by early miscarriage
One person surveyed said: 'I had two weeks signed off and only took one week as I felt under pressure to return'

Tue, 18 Feb, 2025

Prison and mental illness: Five myths and some solutions
Prison and mental illness: Five myths and some solutions
Like everyone who comes into contact with the criminal justice system, people with mental illness have rights and responsibilities. In reality, however, people with mental illness are more likely to be imprisoned

Wed, 12 Feb, 2025

Jennifer Horgan: I will openly admire a good-looking man in his smalls â€” that's not double standards
S Jennifer Horgan: I will openly admire a good-looking man in his smalls â€” that's not double standards
Women admiring or criticising the appearance of a fully grown man is nothing like men admiring or criticising the appearance of a young girl or even a fully grown woman

Fri, 07 Feb, 2025

Kanye West
Kanye West announces he has been diagnosed as autistic
Rapper and fashion designer says he was misdiagnosed as bipolar

Thu, 06 Feb, 2025

Daughter Pushing Senior Mother In Wheelchair
‘Perfect storm’ leading to higher levels of carer harm, say researchers
Shrinking support services are putting family carers at risk

Mon, 03 Feb, 2025

Growing up in Ireland: Home truths for today's twenty-somethings
Growing up in Ireland: Home truths for today's twenty-somethings
Latest survey finds that 25-year-olds remain optimistic despite housing and mental health concerns, but are politically disengaged

Sun, 02 Feb, 2025

Donald Trump
Gareth O'Callaghan: Donald Trump has opened the door for people to weaponise mental health at work
My lasting impression of Donald Trump will be his nasty belittling attempts to defeat people whose only violation was to say the word 'no', writes Gareth O'Callaghan

Sat, 01 Feb, 2025

Doctor watering brain tree vecor illustration
Four key chemicals that govern your life â€” and expert tips on how to optimise them
From exercise to social connections and healthy food, understanding the role dopamine, oxytocin, serotonin and endorphins play in our bodies can help you boost their positive effects

Fri, 31 Jan, 2025

A mature man enjoys a quiet moment reading a book
Five reasons that reading is one of the best ways to keep your brain healthy
As we get older, our cognitive abilities can decline. However, reading has surprising benefits for our brain health

Fri, 31 Jan, 2025

Online porn is driving violence in sex assaults, Drew Harris tells Policing Authority
Online porn is driving violence in sex assaults, Drew Harris tells Policing Authority
Garda Commissioner said 'very violent pornography' is contributing to the normalisation of violence against women

Fri, 31 Jan, 2025

Stethoscope and doctor sitting with laptop stress headache about work in hospital
Two-thirds of Irish doctors surveyed do not take sick leave if mentally unwell
One doctor responding to the survey said: 'I have, at my worst, considered suicide but never did I consider taking time off work'

Wed, 29 Jan, 2025

'It felt like a prison sentence': Calls for more supports for people with dementia
'It felt like a prison sentence': Calls for more supports for people with dementia
Dr Sean O’Dowd, clinical lead for the national dementia office, said early diagnosis is vital

Fri, 24 Jan, 2025

Poisoned chalice: The challenges facing ministers in health, mental health, and disability
Poisoned chalice: The challenges facing ministers in health, mental health, and disability
Politicians in these portfolios can make a difference to people’s lives in a very real way, but will they live up to their roles?

Fri, 24 Jan, 2025

Be kind message painted onto kindness rock
Children choose 'kindness' as the word of the year 
Oxford University Press shortlisted three words — ’kindness’, ‘artificial intelligence’, and ‘conflict’ — and asked children to vote for their preferred word

Wed, 22 Jan, 2025

Young boy sitting outside holding a mobile or cellular smart phone. Connectivity, internet, millenial, screen time concepts.
Growing number of parents seek help over their children viewing porn
Parentline reports that calls to the service relating to children's social media use jumped tenfold in 2024

Mon, 20 Jan, 2025

Prison overcrowding crisis: 'Ya wouldn’t let a dog live in there'
Prison overcrowding crisis: 'Ya wouldn’t let a dog live in there'
Mountjoy prison inmates decry harsh conditions, citing overcrowding, mental health strain, and poor facilities in a growing crisis

Mon, 20 Jan, 2025

Gareth O'Callaghan: When life is difficult, reach for nature rather than self-help books
S Gareth O'Callaghan: When life is difficult, reach for nature rather than self-help books
We can spend years of our lives hoping to find the holy grail of self-help books, only then to realise it’s been right there all along in the mountains and beaches and forests

Sat, 18 Jan, 2025

'Lego literally saved my life': Limerick man on the iconic brick
'Lego literally saved my life': Limerick man on the iconic brick
'When I go to a show, I’m no longer 'the fat guy.' Instead, they refer to me as 'the Lego guy'

Tue, 14 Jan, 2025

Gareth O'Callaghan: Finding purpose and meaning in life is where we must all begin
Gareth O'Callaghan: Finding purpose and meaning in life is where we must all begin
Brendan Kennelly’s poem transformed an unexpected moment of raw grief and vulnerability, played out before a nation of television viewers, into a moment of restoration

Sat, 11 Jan, 2025

Clodagh Finn: The Irish shop worker who became an Italian princess
Clodagh Finn: The Irish shop worker who became an Italian princess
The next time you are in Rome, recall Rosemary Barrett-Murphy who led  a rich and varied life

Sat, 11 Jan, 2025

National Gallery to screen award-winning Irish documentary about dementia
National Gallery to screen award-winning Irish documentary about dementia
The special screening will be followed by a panel discussion between Asbestos and director Ross Killeen

Wed, 08 Jan, 2025

child abuse4
Teachers 'unprepared to deal with pupils' mental health woes' 
Lack of training and qualifications leads some school staff to find mental health support difficult or overwhelming, study shows

Sun, 05 Jan, 2025

Bay Area School Bayside Academy Has Phone Free Space
View from abroad: Phone pouches in schools will help students to focus
Ireland is going to use €9m pouches to keep teens off their phones. Do other countries do the same? What do they do in Spain?

Fri, 03 Jan, 2025

'They’re crying out for help’: Limerick suicide prevention group on tales of sadness and hope
'They’re crying out for help’: Limerick suicide prevention group on tales of sadness and hope
Limerick has consistently had the highest rate of suicide in Ireland over the past five years, but volunteers are looking out for those for whom a simple talk could mean the difference between life and death

Thu, 02 Jan, 2025

Latest

Mick Clifford
Mick Clifford

News

Most Read

Cookie Policy Privacy Policy Brand Safety FAQ Help Contact Us Terms and Conditions

© Examiner Echo Group Limited