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A Dublin hospital had restricted access to the patient as they investigated Ebola as a possibility – they have now cleared him.
We asked and you told us. Here are some of your experiences of bullying in the workplace.
Over 2,000 people have called Senior Help Line in the first three months of this year.
The Jigsaw programme in Donegal has seen 230 young people avail of its service in just one year.
Financial woes and the fodder shortage has left many farmers in an extremely difficult situation, says suicide prevention charity Console.
The HSE area manager in Donegal explains what they hope to achieve by making a ‘one stop shop’ for mental health services.
Access to health services is key to leaving homelessness behind – which is why Budget 2014 is so damaging to the Government’s commitment to end long-term homelessness by 2016, writes Niamh Randall.
A global survey has found that two-thirds of women with advanced breast cancer feel like no one knows what they are going through.
Eight out of ten farmers say they should have the right to own a gun to protect themselves and their property.
The Irish Penal Reform Trust said today that extended periods of isolation can cause harm to prisoners’ mental health and make rehabilitation impossible.
IFTA Rising Star winner, Gerard Barrett, says people in Ireland don’t talk enough about how they feel – which can lead to tragedy. In making his award-winning movie, Pilgrim Hill, for just €4500, he lifted the lid on loneliness experienced by country farmers.
The choosing of a new pope has brought a positive feeling about the Roman Catholic Church and a sense of new beginnings, says Patricia McNally, who explains why her faith is so important to her.
Irish Deaf Kids said students with hearing difficulties are now benefiting from modern technologies, which should be used more in schools.
Breivik, who is serving a 21-year jail sentence for killing 77 people, has complained about being kept in isolation for too long.
The elderly man, who had been dead for several days, was found in his home in Ballyfermot this morning.
This interactive graph based on census data show how isolated people across parts of Ireland are.
Age Action Ireland said it has concerns that older people may become increasingly isolated and excluded from certain services as they continue to move online.
Changes in Irish society have meant people lost touch with the communities around them, writes Alan Jagoe.
One case of TB has been confirmed at the Dublin 8 campus.
Loneliness can have real health effects with Christmas a particularly bad time, support organisation Alone said.
President Barack Obama said the historic trip by the Secretary of State will take place next month after the US said it saw “flickers of progress” in the country which has been isolated for decades.
The UN’s lead investigator on torture has called using solitary confinement as a punishment “cruel, inhuman and degrading treatment” – which can amount to “torture”.
Miners record special messages for their anxious relatives, as one family says it will sue mine owners.
Authorities ask NASA for tips on how to keep the 33 miners amused while they wait for rescue.