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Pieta is encouraging people to light a candle – and to take a moment to chat to a loved one.

As we settle into the Autumn months and adjust to the turn in temperature and shorter days, we could all be more proactive when it comes to looking after…

Book review: Memoirs describe same mental health battle, but oceans apart Tina Neylon looks at two similar but also very different contributions to the discourse on mental health and depression — one a memoir by a Dublin footballer, the other by a young man from Novia Scotia in Canada Both memoirs are vivid accounts of the challenges faced by two young men to their mental health and their roads to recovery. Sat, 05 Jun, 2021 - 20:00 Tina Neylon THESE two books have a lot in common, although ...

‘Essential Conversations’: IACP and Blindboy Boatclub host free mental health conference this week Reporter:  ); The Irish Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (IACP) will host ‘Essential Conversations with IACP’ this Friday, a free virtual conference with podcaster, and author Blindboy Boatclub as MC and Deborah Frances-White of The Guilty Feminist as Keynote speaker. The IACP is the largest and longest-standing Counselling and Psychotherapy Association in Ireland. The confe...

It was on the eve of St Patricks Day 2020, that the British Prime Minister Boris Johnson first announced new measures aimed at avoiding gatherings in crowded places, such as pubs, nightclubs and theatres. The huge annual parade through London, which traditionally attracts up to 50,000 people, had already been cancelled due to Covid-19 health advice. With few people yet familiar with the online world of Zoom, and with little time to organise any last-minute virtual events, the day was passed by...

Emmet Lyons, CNN • Published 14th March 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail (CNN) — Ireland. Close your eyes and picture what you think of when you envision the Emerald Isle. The green. The natural beauty. That distinctive accent. But above all, Ireland is forever associated with its famed hospitality -- the warmth of its people and its pubs. Its a country that prides itself on the slogan "Céad Míle Fáilte," literally meaning "a Hundred Thousand Welcomes." Millions of visitors are welcomed into ...

He was probably beginning to doubt himself and wonder what direction his career was taking We chart Brian Fenton’s winding road to the top. By Kevin OBrien Thursday 4 Mar 2021, 8:30 PM Mar 4th 2021, 8:30 PM 34,236 Views 9 Comments “Of course, it was impossible to connect the dots looking forward when I was in college. But it was very, very...

SHANE CARTHY took a seat beneath the Late Late Show studio lights, opened the pages of his life to the nation, and brilliantly realised the ambition of every elite athlete. In shining a light on his battle with depression, by inviting us into the Stygian darkness of the mental cell in which he was incarcerated for two years, the Dublin footballer delivered a performance that will live through the ages. It was mesmerising, electrifying TV, a show-stealing portrayal of a silent killer that demand...

Updated / Friday, 29 Jan 2021 23:42 Dublin footballer Shane Carthy says he owes his life to current manager Dessie Farrell. Speaking on RTÉs Late Late Show, the Naomh Mearnóg player pointed to a cup of coffee he had with his then under-21 county manager in 2014. It led to him getting the help he needed as he dealt with mental heath issues. "I owe Dessie my life," he admitted. "I confided in him because Dessie had previous with depression. He was also previously a psychiatric nurse so I trus...

Carthy: I owe Dessie Farrell my life January 30, 2021 Dublin footballer Shane Carthy made an appearance on the Late Late Show to talk about his experiences with mental health. Dublin footballer Shane Carthy says he owes Sky Blues boss Dessie Farrell his life. In an interview on the Late Late Show last night, Carthy talked honestly and bravely about his mental health struggles ahead of the release of his new book Dark Blue on Monday. An All-Ireland SFC winner at the age of 18 in 2013, the Naomh...