#Mental Health

A COMPREHENSIVE SERIES OF ARTICLES ON THIS TOPIC

The Social Media Overuse
It's crystal clear that an unregulated digital world carries far too many risks for the young
While technology is with us and brings great benefits to everyone, tech platforms and those who are in the business of selling their digital products and advertising to us, must do it in a way that is decent and fair, writes Noeline Blackwell

Mon, 21 Jul, 2025

Advocates call for 'key changes' to Mental Health Bill to protect the 'rights and dignity' of patients
Advocates call for 'key changes' to Mental Health Bill to protect the 'rights and dignity' of patients
Campaigners concerned about involuntary admissions to psychiatric units and use of chemical restraints

Tue, 15 Jul, 2025

'Cork hurling is much more than just a game — it helped me bond with my dad’
'Cork hurling is much more than just a game — it helped me bond with my dad’
As his father faces motor neurone disease, James O'Sullivan reflects on Cork hurling, memory, masculinity, and the love passed down through sport

Mon, 14 Jul, 2025

FRANCE-DEMO-DRUG-CANNABIS
Younger people drinking less but smoking more cannabis than older generations
While 70% of older people considered their mental health to be good or very good, this fell to just over half for people aged 18-24

Fri, 11 Jul, 2025

Proposed Cork mental health facility a 'blatant breach' of UN convention
Proposed Cork mental health facility a 'blatant breach' of UN convention
Social Democrats TD Liam Quaide said there are no community amenities for people with severe and long-term mental illness within walking distance of St Stephen's Hospital at Sarsfield’s Court, Glanmire

Wed, 09 Jul, 2025

Baby stock
Maternity advocates urge creative thinking on mother and baby psychiatric units
Plans remain in the early stages, with just a feasibility study completed eight years after the facility was recommended

Thu, 03 Jul, 2025

Mother opens up about perinatal OCD: ‘I thought I was going to hurt myself — I didn’t want to’
Mother opens up about perinatal OCD: ‘I thought I was going to hurt myself — I didn’t want to’
After terrifying intrusive thoughts in late pregnancy, one Limerick woman is urging others to recognise signs of perinatal OCD

Tue, 01 Jul, 2025

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Kerry families 'frustrated' at pace of review into children’s mental health services
HSE Southwest apologised on Wednesday for not yet finishing a 2023 review into the care of 300 children

Fri, 27 Jun, 2025

CC GARDA ASU UNIT
Gardaí used decommissioned firearms in sting operations to trap illegal gun buyers
Gardaí confirm use of decommissioned weapons in undercover operations as criticism mounts over the prosecution of a vulnerable man

Thu, 26 Jun, 2025

Closeup of stressed teenage girl talking to therapist in session
'Red flags' raised during review of children’s mental health care in north Kerry
Serious care issues uncovered in North Kerry’s CAMHS review have prompted open disclosure meetings and delayed final reporting

Wed, 25 Jun, 2025

Cork crime: 'To get a sense of the place you live, it is worthwhile going to your local courthouse for a day'
S Cork crime: 'To get a sense of the place you live, it is worthwhile going to your local courthouse for a day'
Liam Heylin introduces our three-day series with a long view on the hard realities — and hope — he sees every day in our courts

Mon, 23 Jun, 2025

Worried single pregnant woman worrying about her future
'It still is a barrier': Almost 40% of women feel 'lonely and isolated'
Irish Examiner Women's Health Survey 2025: Among women who sought help, 30% said access to a professional was either poor or very poor in their experience

Thu, 19 Jun, 2025

Limerick mayoral election
Social media: Irish and French ministers press for Europe-wide age rule to protect children
Ireland's media minister Patrick O'Donovan and French digital affairs minister Clara Chappaz have called on the European Commission to enforce age verification 

Mon, 16 Jun, 2025

Coolmine's intensive PUP project for drug-using parents 'should go national'
Coolmine's intensive PUP project for drug-using parents 'should go national'
Coolmine's evaluation of its Parents Under Pressure programme in the HSE Dublin and North East areas shows improvements in the functioning of drug-using parents towards their families

Mon, 16 Jun, 2025

Teenage Students Using Digital Devices On College Campus
No post-primary phone ban — but schools will be asked to help restrict their use
Primary schools will fully ban smartphones, while post-primary schools are asked to create tailored phone-free policies

Fri, 13 Jun, 2025

Crisis on the Farm
Project to strengthen farmers' mental health 'very successful'
The programme trains agricultural advisors to help with farmers with their mental health

Thu, 12 Jun, 2025

Royal College of Psychiatrists report
Psychiatry cannot be allowed to dominate debate on Mental Health Act 
In all the debate about the Mental Health Act, it is troubling that the discussion has been among doctors and commentators — and not those directly impacted, write Jennifer Hough and Liam MacGabhann

Thu, 12 Jun, 2025

Sad girl in hooded top, sitting on a window ledge with head in hands in despair
Mental Health Bill may delay treatment for teenagers, Oireachtas committee hears
Experts raise concerns over crisis care gaps, staff shortages, and rushed amendments to the long-term legislation

Wed, 11 Jun, 2025

Allowing nursing home residents to live with dignity is very least we can deliver
Allowing nursing home residents to live with dignity is very least we can deliver
For those of us who work with nursing home residents, the revelations in 'RTÉ Investigates' were sadly unsurprising, writes Dr Joanne Fegan

Wed, 11 Jun, 2025

Charity hits out at 'fundamentally inaccurate' warnings about draft Mental Health Bill
Charity hits out at 'fundamentally inaccurate' warnings about draft Mental Health Bill
The Irish Medical Organisation is expected to criticise criteria for involuntary admission, timing of patients’ psychosocial assessment, and care plan regulations

Wed, 11 Jun, 2025

Watchdog to create code of practice for using surveillance in mental health services
Watchdog to create code of practice for using surveillance in mental health services
The Mental Health Commission is consulting people who use the services, family members, carers and people working in the sector

Mon, 09 Jun, 2025

Charity offers counselling to Irish soldiers who have endured the ‘horror’ of war in Ukraine
Charity offers counselling to Irish soldiers who have endured the ‘horror’ of war in Ukraine
Former Irish Defence Forces personnel are receiving counselling for PTSD from the Organisation for National Ex-Service Personnel (ONE)

Mon, 09 Jun, 2025

Gender based violence survivors
Open letter to ministers: Stop the use of clinical notes in rape cases
More than 60 professionals have co-signed a letter to five ministers saying defence lawyers should not be able to use clinical/therapy notes of rape and sexual assault victims as evidence in court

Mon, 09 Jun, 2025

Irish Budget 2024
Cork and Kerry mental health services have fewer staff now than during staffing crisis two years ago
Across the two counties, 407 children have waited longer than a year to access treatment

Thu, 05 Jun, 2025

Official Opening of the Central Mental Hospital, Portrane
'Serious concerns' after 17 areas of non-compliance found at Central Mental Hospital
The Inspector of Mental Health Services, Professor James Lucey, said 10 of 17 areas of non-compliance were reoccurring

Wed, 04 Jun, 2025

Call for urgent spend on children's mental health as report shows almost half of teenagers feel 'low'
Call for urgent spend on children's mental health as report shows almost half of teenagers feel 'low'
Two teenagers who spoke at the launch of the report raised similar concerns

Wed, 04 Jun, 2025

Close Up Of Teenager Boy Offering Girl Cigarette
Irish teens drinking and smoking less — but mental health concerns continue to rise
Over 8,000 pupils surveyed in 2022 reveal rising emotional struggles, food insecurity, and pressure from school and society

Tue, 03 Jun, 2025

'It's keeping him going': Families call for more funds for Alzheimer Society Cork centre
'It's keeping him going': Families call for more funds for Alzheimer Society Cork centre
Bessboro Day Care Centre has 200 people on a waiting list for its services for people with dementia or Alzheimer's

Thu, 29 May, 2025

Close Up Of Person With Addiction To Online Gambling Or Shopping Using Credit Card And Mobile Phone
Gambling is a ticking time bomb and we can’t ignore it any longer
The extent of problem gambling in Ireland is far worse than previously thought

Tue, 27 May, 2025

Cell phone break up
Gareth O'Callaghan: Cool in 1976, crushed in 2024 — where did teen joy go?
Despite Ireland’s academic excellence, one in three teenagers feel unhappy — and the digital age may be to blame

Sat, 24 May, 2025

What Street Feast reveals about our hunger for community
What Street Feast reveals about our hunger for community
Street Feast reminds us that we are not alone, and taps into something ancient in Irish life: the tradition of meitheal, of neighbours coming together to help each other out

Fri, 23 May, 2025

Prisoner
Cork man told gardaí 'I wanted to clear my head' after hitting his sleeping mother with saucepan
The mother had told the court that her son was hearing voices in his head which were telling him to do things

Wed, 21 May, 2025

Ireland has only a fifth of specialist teams needed to work with people who have psychosis, doctor says
Ireland has only a fifth of specialist teams needed to work with people who have psychosis, doctor says
Nationally, people are waiting six-and-a-half weeks on average to see a specialist after the onset of symptoms

Wed, 21 May, 2025

Upset girl on her smartphone in the dark.
Nearly 90% of people calling Samaritans have suffered mental health challenges
Samaritans said it continued to act as a lifeline for many struggling to cope as it answered 50 calls an hour in 2024

Wed, 21 May, 2025

homless person asleep
Half of homeless women who died from drug-related causes had history of mental health issues
There were 128 drug-related deaths involving homeless people in 2021

Tue, 20 May, 2025

Cara Darmody
Families and frontline staff must be consulted about assessment of need problems
Pervasive and abject policy failure across our disability sector is causing immense suffering to many families

Mon, 19 May, 2025

schizophrenia attack
Suzanne Crowe: People with severe mental illness will be failed by proposed new law
Psychosis robs people of their ability to understand how ill they are. If enacted, the Mental Health Bill will mean people stripped of insight by their illness will be able to refuse treatment

Mon, 19 May, 2025

HHC: The drug sold on Irish main streets that’s sending teens to hospital
HHC: The drug sold on Irish main streets that’s sending teens to hospital
Synthetic cannabis HHC is being sold in Irish shops despite expert warnings of addiction, psychosis, and teen hospitalisations

Sat, 17 May, 2025

Pilot Limerick Garda-HSE crisis intervention team has 'major impact'
Pilot Limerick Garda-HSE crisis intervention team has 'major impact'
'78% of interactions had a major impact on individuals' lives, ensuring people in crisis received appropriate care at the right time' 

Wed, 14 May, 2025

Patrick O'Brien
New file shows State ignored warnings as convicted rapist and ‘psychotic’ wife adopted child
Despite clear psychiatric warnings and knowledge of abuse, the State allowed Fiona Doyle’s parents to adopt another child

Wed, 14 May, 2025

Sarah Harte: Anxious generation needs to be faced with academic challenge of Leaving Cert
Sarah Harte: Anxious generation needs to be faced with academic challenge of Leaving Cert
A bit of healthy stress is good for our development, so it's up to parents to tell children the truth that anxiety, failure, making mistakes and solving them are part of life, along with joy and hope

Wed, 14 May, 2025

Urgent need to fill gaps in care for those with psychosis, survey finds
Urgent need to fill gaps in care for those with psychosis, survey finds
The Psychosis Survey 2024, published on Wednesday, is based on feedback from almost 400 people with this condition and others

Wed, 07 May, 2025

NESC calls for more flexible rent controls and brownfield development incentives
NESC calls for more flexible rent controls and brownfield development incentives
Micheál Martin to update Cabinet on National Economic and Social Council report focused on improving compact growth in Ireland 

Tue, 06 May, 2025

silhouette of depress woman standing in the dark with light shine behind
'We cannot continue to view child sexual abuse as something confined to the past... It is happening today'
90% of survey respondents believe society has failed to address child sexual abuse

Thu, 01 May, 2025

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