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# mental-health - Sunday 10 September, 2017
'My recent trip home brought me back to a time when I was naïve, stupid and emotionally unravelling'
Rick Rossiter shares his story: from suicide attempts in his teens to becoming mental health advocate.
# mental-health - Saturday 9 September, 2017
Marian Keyes: 'Don't blame yourself if you can't find the cause of your depression'
Best selling author, Marian Keyes, talked about relationships and mental health on the Late Late Show last night.
# mental-health - Tuesday 5 September, 2017
Roscommon mental health services failed to report risk of 'inappropriate sexual behaviour'
A report was was commissioned into the services after allegations of sexual exploitation at one of its facilities.
# mental-health - Saturday 2 September, 2017
Litter, cigarette butts and cut hair observed on the floor of adult psychiatric unit
The review of the Jonathan Swift Clinic found a number of failings.
# mental-health - Friday 1 September, 2017
'This is a wake-up call': Number of medical card holders on anti-depressants rose by 50,000 in five years
Reacting to the figures, the IMO’s Dr Ray Walley said “we need our mental health services improved and we need it now”.
# mental-health - Thursday 31 August, 2017
41% of Ireland's rugby players report symptoms of performance-related anxiety or depression
“Players are putting themselves under huge pressure and not dealing with it properly,” says Tadhg Furlong.
# mental-health - Wednesday 16 August, 2017
'The government have put their funding into mental health campaigns rather than services'
If we’re going to ask people to talk up, then we must have people to listen, writes Una Power.
# mental-health - Monday 14 August, 2017
A hairdresser's powerful post about cutting the hair of a teenage girl with depression is going viral
“You made me feel like me again.”
# mental-health - Sunday 13 August, 2017
This is how a Dublin teenager single-handedly set off to raise suicide awareness in her local area
18-year-old Jessica Clohisey is set to host the third annual Sail Against Suicide event in Dublin.
# mental-health - Saturday 12 August, 2017
'Recovery is possible': A third of people seeking help for eating disorders have had one for over 10 years
Charity Bodywhys said that a large number seeking help 10 years on have never accessed any form of treatment.
# mental-health - Monday 7 August, 2017
'I think the act of being there and just listening is a very powerful thing'
Charity Aware are looking for 40 new volunteers to meet with growing demand for the service.
# mental-health - Friday 4 August, 2017
Nearly half of us wouldn't feel comfortable discussing a mental health issue at work
That is according to the results of a new survey commissioned by One4All.
# mental-health - Thursday 3 August, 2017
'Where was her humanity?' US woman (20) to serve 15 months in jail over boyfriend's suicide
Michelle Carter urged her boyfriend to kill himself.
'This is not acceptable': Nearly 2,000 new staff needed in mental health services
The figures were released to Fianna Fáil’s James Browne, after a parliamentary question to the Minister for Health.
Justin Bieber has addressed why he quit his world tour with an emotional open letter on Instagram
“I also want my mind heart and soul to be sustainable so that I can be the man I want to be”
# mental-health - Monday 31 July, 2017
Children with potential mental health issues have been waiting over a year for a psychologist
Almost a third of children on waiting-lists have been waiting for over a year.
# mental-health - Sunday 30 July, 2017
Dublin man sets off to climb Mount Kilimanjaro in bid to climb each continent's highest mountain
Derek Mahon from Dublin climbed Mount Everest in 2014.
# mental-health - Friday 21 July, 2017
Reaction to Chester Bennington's death show little change in attitudes to men's mental health
Progress has been made, but there’s a long way to go
# mental-health - Thursday 20 July, 2017
Online counselling service helps Irish in Canada and Australia deal with depression and loneliness
Helplink is offering six online counselling appointments to Irish emigrants in need.
# mental-health - Tuesday 18 July, 2017
'It's important to have male role models promoting wellness' - St Pat's announce partnership with Pieta House
Pieta House provides free counselling services to people in suicidal distress or engaging in self-harm.
# mental-health - Friday 14 July, 2017
Fianna Fáil TD becomes emotional in Dáil speaking about death of young man by suicide
Lisa Chambers was speaking during a Dáil debate on her party’s Bill to strengthen the rights of mental health patients.
# mental-health - Thursday 13 July, 2017
'I'm pushing for change in mental health services - and you can help me'
Our Voices contributor Natalie Marr has a burning idea that gives us all a chance to effect change.
# mental-health - Wednesday 12 July, 2017
Thank you for sharing your mental health experiences - that's why we share this award with you
Headline Ireland named TheJournal.ie as its Voice 2017 recipient for highlighting mental health experiences.
# mental-health - Sunday 9 July, 2017
'The self-harm was so severe and frequent I'd be in A&E for hours waiting for stitches'
Three years after first picking up a rugby ball, Hannah Tyrrell hopes to be part of Ireland’s squad for next month’s World Cup. She tells The42 about her recovery from an eating disorder which overshadowed her teenage years and how sport helped her on the road to recovery.
# mental-health - Saturday 8 July, 2017
Life after cancer treatment: 'Your family don't know how to deal with it - you’re all at sea'
Dick Murray was diagnosed with colon cancer in 1993.
# mental-health - Friday 7 July, 2017
'It's totally unacceptable': 44 children admitted to adult mental health units so far this year
The Mental Health Commission released its annual report today.
# mental-health - Wednesday 5 July, 2017
'I was beside myself with worry': Ireland shifts its approach to fighting cancer
Emotional support and aftercare will be an important development in how people with, or who had cancer, are looked after.
# mental-health - Thursday 29 June, 2017
'I really hope we don't run out of time': Desperate parents share stories of children's suicide attempts
They said they are fighting to keep their children alive while they wait months for services.
# mental-health - Wednesday 21 June, 2017
Teen mental health: 'The first time I was admitted, albeit voluntarily, I was absolutely terrified'
Our teen suicide rate is the 4th highest in the EU but I’m not surprised, writes Natalie Marr.
HSE admits Navan day service not up-and-running fully after unit closure
A local councillor said mental health is being “ignored” and patients are suffering as a result.
# mental-health - Sunday 18 June, 2017
'We're in crisis': Wexford mayor fights to fix the county's mental health problems
Mayor Frank Staples wrote to the Minister for Health outlining his concerns for his community.
# mental-health - Saturday 17 June, 2017
Teenager spent 14 days in adult psychiatric ward room 'barely bigger than the bed'
The case was brought to the attention of the Minister for Mental Health and the Taoiseach’s office.
# mental-health - Friday 16 June, 2017
Red tape and stigma are barriers to homeless seeking mental health services
Many get turned away if they have substance abuse difficulties – or even because they just don’t have an address.
# mental-health - Monday 12 June, 2017
Girl seeking abortion held in psychiatric unit when she thought she was going for termination
A consultant psychiatrist said termination was “not the solution for all the child’s problems at this stage”.
# mental-health - Monday 5 June, 2017
Kerry has one of Ireland's highest rates of suicide - will the government's 'action plan' help?
The outgoing Kerry coroner is critical of the government’s new plan to reduce suicides in Kerry.
# mental-health - Sunday 4 June, 2017
Wide awake: Late-night phone use harms teenagers' mental health and sleep quality
Late-night mobile phone usage led to poorer mental health, reduced coping and lowered self-esteem.
# mental-health - Tuesday 30 May, 2017
'It makes no sense': The HSE does not record the number of suicides at hospitals
Sinn Féin TD Pat Buckley wants the HSE to keep a record of all those who die by suicide in Irish hospitals.
# mental-health - Monday 29 May, 2017
‘Back then people wouldn't touch you with a bargepole because they thought you were f***ing crazy’
James Chambers speaks about his distinguished League of Ireland career, learning from Wes Hoolahan, his struggles with mental health and last year’s move to Philadelphia.
Public holidays are the busiest time for self-harm cases in Ireland
An average of 32 incidents of self-harm cases were presented in hospitals on public holidays.
In 2014, a quarter of all sick days at the National Museum were stress-related
The National Museum of Ireland has been accused of harbouring a culture of bullying and intimidation.
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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 (4528)
Yes (2192)
I don't know/No opinion (459)
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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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