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
Mental health
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
Pressure on frontline services
Without urgent Government action, rising demand will continue to place frontline services under increasing strain
‘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
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
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
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
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
Career U-turns: ‘I’m exactly where I am supposed to be’
Two mothers turn to ‘life-changing’ creative craft to find inner peace – and themselves
Wild retreats for rest, reconnection and renewal: ‘People feel burnt out by our connection to technology’
Wild stays in Ireland are becoming increasingly popular as guests reconnect with nature and ditch their phones
Cambridge University defends its mental health support for Jason Arday
Arday, 41, was pronounced dead at his London home on Friday, following widespread coverage of plagiarism accusations
My boyfriend often drinks heavily and takes cocaine and I’m struggling to deal with it
Ask Roe: On the surface level, I find it disgraceful that my partner would get into this state
Leaving Cert results: Dealing with disappointment may be new, but it’s a critical life skill too
Students should realise that many people who suffered exam setbacks have gone on to leave big marks on Ireland and the wider world
School counselling service shelved because Government prefers cheapest option
Despite working on it, I learned that the pilot scheme was being shelved in The Irish Times
Dredging Moate: Frank McNally on an Anglo-Mexican surrealist with deep roots in Westmeath
Mayan folk beliefs mingled with Leonora Carrington’s inherited Celtic ones in a heady concoction
HSE began ‘enhanced’ support and oversight of Bloomfield following patient care concerns
Independent investigation of Rathfarnham hospital found patients were sworn at and threatened
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Common Ground
How does a post-Brexit world shape the identity and relationship of these islands
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