Duffy’s unfunny rhymes make Dustin the Turkey sound like Wu-Tang Clan

Time devoted to looking after mental health needed during Covid-19 crisis, says professor

Tell me about it: I’m beginning to wonder if I will ever feel it is safe to practise medicine

Late psychiatrist felt a deep sense of foreboding when interviewing sexual predator

Covid-19 doesn’t just make us physically ill. It has also increased anxiety and mental illness

A recent diagnosis of mental illness increases Covid-19 risk sevenfold

Paul Dempsey (49) becomes new Bishop of Achonry at ceremony in Ballaghaderreen

Current circumstances still ‘incredibly mentally unhealthy’ for many children

No public holy week or Easter ceremonies in cathedrals or churches due to coronavirus

Significant numbers of Irish Catholic priests cocooned in their homes as they are over 70

For six decades, participants in the annual event have argued burning issues of the day

Edward Bryan pleaded guilty to indecently assaulting boy at Cork’s North Monastery in 1981

Excess sitting has been linked to depression among adolescents. So what can be done?

Light activity such as walking associated with significant reduction in depression

While the term is not formally recognised, it could perform an invaluable function

It’s early days yet for definitive assessment of the effects of Canada legalising cannabis

Leading psychiatrist says legialisation of drug would be ‘a step too far’

Radio review: Sometimes ‘excessive self-admiration’ is justified, says Newstalk presenter

Department of Justice needs to take ‘leap of faith and begin trusting communities’ at earliest opportunity - Bishop Brendan Kelly

Beef farmer Brendan Kelly is handing over to his daughter, who will focus on vegetables

Radio Review: Guests on RTÉ and Newstalk’s Pat Kenny Show have no truck with anti-vaxxers

Brendan Kelly says low response rate ‘limits fine-grained conclusions that can be drawn’

While it seems esketamine has potential as a treatment for depression, there are doubts about how to use it safely and rationally

Healthy eating and managing long-term illness among the topics covered in talks

‘It’s absolutely incorrect to say anyone with psychosis is incapable of governing their actions’

Judge says 26-year-old’s lack of insight and remorse worrying aspects of case

Imminent retirements are an opportunity for the church to rebuild following the catastrophic consequences of its handling of the clerical child sex abuse crisis

UK study finds 14-year-old girls twice as likely to exhibit signs of web psychological damage

‘The economic recovery has done little to improve mental health here’

Review: Airing of explicit detail in this documentary risks voyeurism, but is justified

Accused threatened to report victim to gardaí for sending texts to a fictitious underage relative unless he handed over money

Mother says infant, who suffered fractured skull, looked ‘deformed on huge scale’ after incident

Call for improved IT between hospitals with easier cancellation systems for patients

New book argues the abolitionist’s time in Ireland was a critical period in his evolution

Maolra Seoighe is pardoned 136 years after he was hanged for crimes he did not commit

Pupils studying religion will be at ‘disadvantage’ to others if change goes ahead

Gaming addiction can lead to ‘profound social isolation’, says Prof Brendan Kelly

Home Front: short of space at home but don’t want to move? A garden house is an increasingly popular option

Privileged young people are often among the most emotionally distressed

Catholic primate Eamon Martin lauds papal bulletin for World Communications Day