Mental Health

Plans to rolloutaccess to specialist perinatal mental health services, across maternity hospitals including St Luke’s Hospital, are welcome. However, the pace of implementation is much too slow, says Senator Patricia Stephenson

'It is high time mothers get the care they deserve' - Kilkenny senator

The upcoming AGM of the Kilkenny College Parents Association, which takes place at the McAdoo Hall, Kilkenny College, this Thursday, October 8 at 7pm

Dr Eddie Murphy to speak at Kilkenny College Parents Association AGM

John Comerford, National Treasurer, Deirdre Kavanagh, Conference coordinator, John Coonan, Chairperson Kilkenny branch, Ann Hayes, Tommy McDonald, Sligo, Leitrim branch, National Trustees, Martin O’Neill, Geraldine Connoll, Avril Matthews, Anna Bowden, Mary McDonald, Sligo, Leitrim, assistant coordinator, Nicky Morrissey and Mary Norton

Hundreds to attend retired nurses annual conference in Kilkenny

John McGuinness and St Luke's Hospital DOP

'Not good enough': TD urges investment and staffing in Kilkenny's DOP

Majella said that while this diagnosis was not negative, it is at times challenging

Majella O'Donnell opens up on social media revealing new diagnosis

'Something about silence': Local man walking from Kilkenny to Kerry

St Gabriel's Ward at St Canice's Hospital

Kilkenny psychiatric unit records slight improvement in new report

The Department of Psychiatry at St Luke's General Hospital

Kilkenny psychiatric unit records compliance drop in new report

'It is worrying' - Work stress severely impacting health of nurses and midwives

Government repeating mistakes of headshop era with synthetic cannabis being sold

Government repeating mistakes of headshop era with synthetic cannabis being sold

The details feature in an RTÉ Investigates documentary, Inside the Care System, being broadcast tonight on RTÉ One and RTÉ Player

Staff gave fake references at children's care home facility as RTÉ probe is 'har...

'Teachers are being kicked and spat at' - INTO calls for immediate assault schem...

Teenage girl having suicidal thoughts 'not unique' as Childline says calls soare...

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Thousands show up to protest at UCD after rape victim forced to stop studying

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Garda investigation underway as masseuse constantly receives 'happy ending' requ...

Instagram to alert parents if teens search for suicide or self-harm content

Susan Burke and her mother Isabella from Galway

'Everyone adores mammy' - Irish woman sharing mother's dementia journey on TikTo...
Susan Burke from Galway has accumulated thousands of followers on TikTok who have fallen in love with her elderly mother who has dementia
Rachel Kavanagh

'Utterly exhausted'- Irish parents heartbroken after abandoning disabled daughte...

Irish children at 'serious risk' when chatting and gaming with strangers online

New documentary from RTÉ Investigates reveals the psychiatric care scandal in Ir...

'I can't do this anymore' - Majella O'Donnell reveals she was hospitalised for d...

Targeted youth mental health support must stand apart from wellbeing help – Esri

Charity set to install 100th bench offering support to help prevent suicide

People still suffering PTSD decades after Troubles, study finds

RTÉ probe highlights 'grooming and sexual exploitation' within popular online ga...

Roblox to block Irish kids from talking to adults in an attempt to curb grooming

11-year-old girl forced into prostitution by her own mother as Childline issues ...

Mother says Camino walk had life-changing impact on her after daughter’s suicide Staff reporter

Prostate cancer survivor backs campaign for sanitary bins in men’s toilets

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Man arrested after barricading himself inside empty creche armed with an alleged...

'No doubt' there is a link between screen usage and ADHD in children

'No doubt' there is a link between screen usage and ADHD in children

Interview with Lucy Shiel from Kilkenny

Kilkenny woman - 'I randomly got OCD in my room one day - it was petrifying'

'No sex, drugs or dangerous stunts' - Instagram restricts teenagers from harmful...

'Pornography the gateway into prostitution' for some women coming forward for help

'Pornography the gateway into prostitution' for some women coming forward for he...

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'Ketamine therapy' could soon be used to treat depression and anxiety in Ireland

Families encouraged to take 'CyberBreak' following stark school children survey findings

Families encouraged to take 'CyberBreak' following stark school children survey ...

Bláthnaid Raleigh (27) on Ireland AM

'Like watching a horror movie' Young woman on rape trial that took five years to...

Autumn Anxiety: how parents and children can cope with October Stress and thrive...

Autumn

Why October can feel tough and how to protect your mental health this Autumn

Use of therapy notes in court ‘horrendously traumatising’, say campaigners

The mental health crisis facing young people in Devon is ‘like a daily tidal wave’, says charity boss. Credit: Kelly Sikkema/Unsplash

HSE urges public to break silence on suicide with free ‘Let’s Talk About Suicide...

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"The hardest step in jiving is getting to the door step": A traditionally modern...

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“It’s not just about money, it’s about mindset”: Leah McMahon on financial well-...

Alcohol abuse

7 ways Sober October could change your life - including night-time gamechanger

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Ireland’s gender pension gap - the hidden toll on women’s health and wellbeing

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'Unacceptable': Mental health charity condemns online threats targeting Simon H...

Fans were ecstatic to see Garron Noone perform alongside Robbie Williams at Croke Park amid his recent battles with mental health | PICTURE: Instagram/@robbiewilliams

TikTok star Garron Noone overcomes on stage glitch thanks to Robbie Williams’ qu...

'I am living with two monsters'- Elderly woman (72) abused by husband and son

'He flushed all my pills down the toilet': Irish woman shares her story of marit...

'I thought I had it under control' - Addiction to pain medication takes a sharp ...

Expert says four day week will boost productivity and revenue

'Seems to be working'- Expert says four day week will boost productivity and rev...

'A bit dramatic'- Irish students voice opinion on phone bans across schools

Study finds 86% of teachers experiencing moderate to high levels of burnout

Warning on mobile phone scam

'Significant uptake' in HSE's online mental health plan as thousands avail of se...

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Mental health organisation seeking volunteers from Kilkenny

More than a third of people in Ireland stressed in daily lives

More than 70m euro funding awarded to projects targeting health inequality

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