Mental health

DPP appeals former priest’s ‘unduly lenient’ sentence for sexual abuse of his three sisters

Paula Fay, Catherine Wrightstone and Yvonne Crist voiced concern over term imposed on Richard Brennan

‘Worrying amount of anxiety’ – survey points to living costs as key mental health strain

St Patrick’s Mental Health Services sees ‘noticeable increase’ in those seeking support amid lessening stigma

Sarah Kane’s 4.48 Psychosis: ‘It’s not for everyone. But I feel very alive when I watch it’

Dublin Theatre Festival 2026: Sarah Kane’s final play is a dispatch from the frontline of human experience, according to Tom Creed and Marty Rea

Hope amid the dangers of tech, magic, and bad breakups: this month’s YA recommendations

New books for teen readers from Máire Zepf, Kelechi Okafor, Elizabeth Acevedo and Catherine Doyle

The case for meditation in Irish education

Convention on Education should consider that wellbeing of pupils is not merely an adjunct to learning

‘I was in crisis’: Dublin woman did not want ‘to be alive’ before finding support

Case study: Mother and daughter were both struggling with mental health issues and sought help from Barnardos

Presley Gerber, son of Cindy Crawford and Rande Gerber, dies aged 27

The former model had spoken out about his mental health and long-term addiction struggles

Gurriers singer Dan Hoff: ‘I try to talk about my mental-health issues the same as a common cold’

Postpunk band are upfront about having accumulated hard-won wisdom since they formed in 2020 before lockdown

Mark Little: ‘Protests against data centres is the biggest wave of civic activism since the 1960s’

The broadcaster turned entrepreneur on messianic tech billionaires, and his new book tracking his journey from tech-optimism to disillusionment to a new cautious hope

Happy, Thank You. More, Please: A candid story of learning to value your own happiness

Kyla Cobbler shares her frequently ‘laugh-out-loud funny’ experience of childhood, toxic relationships, mental health struggles and inspiring journey to self-love

Training without mandatory personal therapy falls short of professional requirements

Vulnerable individuals will bear the cost of misguided approach by Coru

Anxiety ‘most prevalent mental health difficulty’ for secondary school students

Self-harming behaviours and suicidal ideation are also identified as issues in survey

Should therapists be in therapy? Unpacking the rift over psychotherapy standards in Ireland

Training of psychotherapists is a matter of ongoing dispute between professionals and Coru, the State’s health regulator

The age of the exciting smartphone launch is over, but is a new sort of device on its way?

Will an audience raised on that endless video scroll really be seduced by a screenless box?

Kyla Cobbler: ‘With coercive control, I didn’t understand what was happening’

The Cork-born comedian on abuse, ambition, motherhood and right-wing undercurrents in Ireland

World Suicide Prevention Day: an important interruption

You never know what difference that human connection could make

‘I see things a little differently’: How to overcome conflict in your relationship

Relationships and community: To move forward with anything, it’s vital to learn how to co-operate with people with whom you strongly disagree

Evanne Ní Chuilinn: ‘Dad is at my brother’s grave most days and keeps the candle on it lit’

I’m grateful social media didn’t exist in my early career – I don’t know if I would have had the fortitude to deal with the criticism

Loneliness: There’s a reason why we use the term ‘power of connection’

Men’s Sheds are a perfect example of how to form close bonds and focus on the quality, rather than the quantity, of connections

Healthcare seeing AI integrated into everyday practices, PwC says

More than one in five consumers said they ‘would be open’ to using drugs like Ozempic

Loneliness in early motherhood: ‘I can’t keep calling my mum up here every day’

Irish Times readers on their experience of loneliness – and of finding community – in their first months as a mum

‘It’s like going for a coffee with a friend’: Finding mental health solace in a cafe

Solace cafes aim to provide an alternative to traditional psychiatric emergency care

Pressure on frontline services

Without urgent Government action, rising demand will continue to place frontline services under increasing strain

Most primary and secondary students refused to go to school at least once last year

Anxiety, difficulties engaging with lessons and friendship problems cited as reasons in Barnardos study

Ryan Caldwell: ‘I don’t have a lot of material things but I’ve never felt as rich as I do now’

The former Ireland international talks about finding peace after injuries, drug abuse and prison

‘Loneliness and isolation are among the most alarming challenges young people now face’

Persistent loneliness can have a profound impact on young people’s mental health – but there are ways to address it

‘I realised I wasn’t this strange person people didn’t like. I just hadn’t found my people’

Students describe feeling lonely in groups and struggling to make deeper connections all while feeling under pressure to be living socially active lives

Staff dismissed or resigned after residents were mistreated at Dublin mental health hospital

Mental Health Commission finds ‘critical’ areas of noncompliance at Bloomfield Hospital

Homelessness overtakes addiction as main issue for Ana Liffey service users

‘The sense that we are all only one pay cheque away from the risk of homelessness really resonates,’ charity’s chief executive says

How Ireland’s seas and rivers are becoming spaces for healing: ‘It changes how we pay attention to our bodies’

For decades, environmental psychology has explored why humans feel better outdoors in green spaces like forests, but attention is turning now to blue spaces, asking why water makes us feel happier

What do Irish experts think about controversial ADHD claims?

Treatment of ADHD is associated with significant benefits in physical and mental health outcomes, says Marie Boilson of the College of Psychiatrists of Ireland

Maynooth-led sleep research will examine links with mental health

DataGenChrono programme to bring together leading researchers from 12 organisations in Europe and Canada

The Castle by Jon Ronson: A great attempt to unpick modern masculinity in the digital age

This insightful exploration of how masculinity is being shaped by current trends will linger long after you’ve closed the final chapter

‘The Swiss Army knife of the school’: Principals report burnout due to heavy workloads

Unrealistic expectations from Department of Education also cited as factors in DCU study

Feeling depressed or anxious? Focus on what you love and what gives you purpose

As global crises intensify, it is important is to find what you are called to do in response

The ‘September scaries’ are real: how to beat the end-of-summer dread

Feeling sad, anxious or regretful about changing season? You’re not alone. Here’s how to tackle the transition into a new season

What is Meta being accused of in the $200 billion civil trial?

Lawsuit against social media giant was filed jointly by 29 US state attorneys

Jason Arday: Was the British media to blame for his death?

His supporters blame the media but others say public scrutiny of the tragic academic was justified

We need more mental health services, not more prison cells

Building more prison places will not fix a problem that starts with a shortage of psychiatric beds

Meta faces US states in trial over social media’s alleged harm to young people

Outcome could have profound consequences for the company

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