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# mental-health - Sunday 7 January, 2018
Panic attacks: 'The walls seemed to close in and I didn't know what was happening'
I was petrified on a daily basis. I didn’t want to go into town or go to a shop, writes Val Robus.
# mental-health - Saturday 6 January, 2018
You're twice as likely to develop mental health problems if you smoke, HSE says
A new study showed the benefits
Ireland's mental health festival is underway - here's what's happening
It is the ninth First Fortnight event.
# mental-health - Friday 5 January, 2018
Ex-Scotland centre De Luca urges help for rugby players struggling with mental health
‘As rugby players, we never really address how we actually work and how our mind works.’
# mental-health - Tuesday 2 January, 2018
The sports psychology techniques that can help you kick on in your everyday life
Top sportspeople swear by these habits.
# mental-health - Sunday 24 December, 2017
'It can be a rough time': How comedian Sarah Millican is helping people who spend Christmas alone
This is the seventh year of her #joinin initiative which encourages those who are by themselves on Christmas Day to chat to join the online conversation for some company.
# mental-health - Saturday 23 December, 2017
Christmas without loved ones: 'Try to keep it simple. The first year is very, very difficult'
Christmas can be a tough time for those who have lost a loved one.
From zero funding to a thriving New York branch: Joan Freeman's Pieta House journey
In 2006, Freeman put her house up as collateral to fund Pieta House. Now, she’s just launched a New York branch.
# mental-health - Thursday 21 December, 2017
Mind yourself this Christmas: How to care for your mental health during the holidays
Christmas can be stressful at the best of times. We’ve compiled some advice on how to make the holidays more relaxing.
# mental-health - Wednesday 20 December, 2017
Over 2,000 children waiting over a year for a psychology appointment in Ireland
New figures show that across the country there are close to 2,500 people waiting over a year for a psychology appointment.
# mental-health - Saturday 16 December, 2017
'We underestimate the relief people feel when they get a mental illness diagnosis'
This Christmas, whatever label you’re wearing, wear it proudly, writes Grace Vaughan.
# mental-health - Sunday 10 December, 2017
Column: Celebrities shouldn't peddle misinformation about mental health
The reality is that the public and even policy makers often get their ideas from the media, writes Amy Plant.
# mental-health - Tuesday 5 December, 2017
'You may not smell too good, and if they smell drink off ye at all, they’ll label you straight away'
Marginalised groups often have difficulty in accessing services when they are struggling with mental health issues, writes Andrea Koenigstorfer.
# mental-health - Monday 27 November, 2017
'I've suffered from depression for pretty much the whole time I've been playing for Dublin'
Dublin forward Nicole Owens speaks candidly about her experience with depression in the RTÉ documentary ‘Blues Sisters.’
# mental-health - Sunday 19 November, 2017
Japan to tighten regulations after 'Twitter killer' lured victims to their death
Takahiro Shiraishi reportedly beheaded nine young people who tweeted suicidal thoughts.
# mental-health - Wednesday 15 November, 2017
'Alarming': Attacks on mental health staff went from 11 in 2015 to 149 so far this year
The HSE says that it takes the safety of staff seriously and works to continually improve this.
# mental-health - Sunday 12 November, 2017
'The days are shorter - that can have quite a big impact on people's mood'
Depression support service Aware says it is already experiencing an increase in calls.
'I was a rock 'n' roll roadie for 30 years. Nobody understood why I was suffering from depression'
Mike Bartlett is just one of the many Irish men who received mental health support from the Mojo initiative.
# mental-health - Thursday 9 November, 2017
The middle class experienced a six-fold increase in economic stress as a result of the recession
A new ERSI study examines the experience of economic stress in families with children as a result of the recession.
# mental-health - Wednesday 8 November, 2017
As it happened: 'In an ideal world abortion would never be needed, but we can't wish it away'
Today’s hearing focused on mental health, and medical and international law.
# mental-health - Saturday 4 November, 2017
'I idolised him': Aisling Bea writes powerful article about her father's suicide
“I had been told how he adored me, how I was funny, just like him.”
# mental-health - Friday 3 November, 2017
Poll: How often do you take a long walk?
Give it to us straight. Be honest.
# mental-health - Tuesday 31 October, 2017
Pieta House founder Joan Freeman leaving charity for new mental health project in New York
Solace House is a suicide and self-harm charity, which serves the Irish Diaspora and others in New York.
# mental-health - Monday 30 October, 2017
Column: Would you know how to respond to a mental health emergency?
Last year, Ireland became one of the most recent countries to launch an official mental health first aid training programme, writes Dr Stephen McWilliams.
# mental-health - Thursday 26 October, 2017
Poll: Do you feel comfortable talking about your mental health in your workplace?
Around 300,000 people with long-term mental health problems have to leave their jobs every year in the UK.
# mental-health - Wednesday 25 October, 2017
As it happened: 'We signed for our baby's remains like an Amazon delivery, it haunted us'
Today’s session focused on mental health, and terminations in cases of rape and foetal abnormality.
# mental-health - Friday 20 October, 2017
'There's nothing that will tackle stigma more effectively than hearing stories of recovery'
Clinical psychologist and chief of St Patrick’s Paul Gilligan says there’s still a lingering stigma around mental health problems.
# mental-health - Sunday 15 October, 2017
Experiences of acute mental illness: 'I just wasn’t there'
Photovoice was developed by two researchers in the 1990s as a tool for giving voice to groups who have been traditionally marginalised, writes Dr Maria Quinlan.
# mental-health - Friday 13 October, 2017
'Totally unacceptable': Two people spend night on chairs in mental health unit
The Psychiatric Nurses Association has said the situation is intolerable for patients and upsetting for staff.
# mental-health - Monday 9 October, 2017
Athletes who suffer concussion more likely to report mental health issues after their careers
Ireland was one of the eight countries to take part in the research.
# mental-health - Sunday 8 October, 2017
'People who are mentally ill are less likely to be admitted for cancer treatment'
A new study examined the palliative care needs on the island of Ireland by surveying hundreds of GPs and psychiatrists.
'Eircode lottery' determines if your child gets to see a psychologist, says TD
80% of those on a waiting list for a psychological appointment are between the five to 17 year age group.
# mental-health - Sunday 1 October, 2017
After their mother died by suicide, these Irish brothers are now helping Australians speak out
Their mother and friend died by suicide in the space of six years.
# mental-health - Saturday 30 September, 2017
'When I get injured I think I can't do this anymore and want to do something else with my life'
Andrew Trimble will today become Ulster’s joint-top appearance maker at the end of a week in which he lent his voice to the ‘Tackle Your Feelings’ campaign. He opens up to The42 about his own mental wellbeing and dealing with the frustrations associated with injury.
# mental-health - Tuesday 26 September, 2017
Chrissy Teigen opened up about struggling with postnatal depression after the birth of her daughter Luna
Postnatal depression can affect anybody. Even Chrissy Teigen.
# mental-health - Saturday 16 September, 2017
'A connection to the place they know': There's a new online mental health service for teenagers
Turn2MeYouth offers online peer support and individual counselling to 16-19 year olds.
# mental-health - Friday 15 September, 2017
Former Premier League footballer Clarke Carlisle found 'safe and well'
There was widespread concern after the ex-Leeds player went missing.
# mental-health - Thursday 14 September, 2017
'Voice hearers like myself were once written off - we're due our own revolution and civil rights movement'
“I urge everyone reading this article to rethink ever using the s-word to describe someone again.”
# mental-health - Tuesday 12 September, 2017
Mindfulness in schools and less focus on points: What politicians want for Irish schoolchildren
The Oireachtas Education Committee has made a number recommendations to improve the mental health of school children.
# mental-health - Monday 11 September, 2017
The Rubberbandits are winning praise for their powerful new song about suicide
Sonny is a tough but vital watch.
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Poll: Do you support Ryanair pilots in their strike against the company?
THE HIGH COURT will rule today on whether Ryanair can prevent pilots based in Ireland from taking part in a two-day strike later this week.
A number of pilots represented by the trade union Fórsa will strike for 48 hours from midnight on Thursday 22 August, and could engage in further strikes on future dates.
It comes after 94% of directly-employed pilots working for the company, who are members of the Irish Airline Pilots’ Association (IALPA), backed industrial action in a long-running dispute over pay, working conditions and related issues.
The association is seeking pay levels it believes are common and competitive in the commercial airline sector, but the company has argued that there is no valid trade dispute between the parties.
The strike is also threatening to disrupt the travel plans of hundreds of Irish passengers.
So today we’re wondering: Do you support Ryanair pilots in their strike against the company?
Poll Results:
No (5581)
Yes (2735)
I don't know/No opinion (588)
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'Collecting the school voluntary contribution is an unwanted and stressful obligation on principals'
By Joseph A Moynihan
As things stand, the contribution is needed to keep school doors open, writes Joseph A Moynihan.
Katy Hayward: Why we should take note of the unexpected in Boris Johnson's letter to Donald Tusk
By Katy Hayward - @hayward_katy
The emotional scars and the 'new normal' are the dirty little secrets of surviving cancer
By Aoife Moggan
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