Could Michael D topple Christy from the top of the album charts?
President Michael D Higgins records an LP; the Oireachtas spends more taxpayers’ cash on something it’s not clear we need; and an ex-rugby star encounters some unwanted wingers
Irish psychiatrist
President Michael D Higgins records an LP; the Oireachtas spends more taxpayers’ cash on something it’s not clear we need; and an ex-rugby star encounters some unwanted wingers
Prof Ivor Browne and feminist June Levine hosted Sebastian Barry, Charlie Haughey and others at D6 home
His true legacy was the freedom enjoyed by thousands of people who avoided institutionalisation as a result of the reforms
President Michael D Higgins in attendance as ‘iconoclastic, unafraid’ psychiatrist is laid to rest
Few did more to remove the barriers that separated mentally ill people from the rest of society
Browne, one of Ireland’s best known psychiatrists, on mental illness, Eastern philosophy, nature and more
Dubliner transformed Irish attitudes to mental illness and developed understanding of the role of trauma
The dying wish of label’s founder was to revive a company known for trad records
Independent label’s back catalogue includes Chieftains and Seán Ó Riada
Through addiction, infidelity and other life struggles, music was her constant escape
Claddagh rings from Garech Browne’s collection feature in a forthcoming Sotheby’s sale. Jane Bolton who helped Browne set up Claddagh Records is still running the Temple Bar shop today
Heartwarming tale of a starling, a hedgehog, a badger and the local election candidate
Murphy report said it was ‘likely that he has abused hundreds of children’
Galway pharmacist Frank McAnena’s doorstep calls to patients saves lives and money. So why won’t health officials listen to him?
Over 600, including big cross-section from theatre and arts , attend humanist service
TV Review: Rachel O’Reilly’s parents speak out in Mick Peelo’s fascinating documentary
The late American feminist was committed to an Irish mental hospital and rescued by friends
New Aosdána Saoi described as the ‘great playwright of the emigrant’
Eoin Sweeney obituary: Born October 12th, 1947 – Died July 7th, 2017
Róisín Meets Podcast: Galway singer is back on stage at Vicar Street next month after overcoming heart disease
This documentary about Prof Ivor Browne portrays a divisive figure in a playful way, and is alive to his flaws as his far-out ideas
The Irish psychiatrist at the heart of a new documentary has transformed our view of mental illness
As the film of ‘Brooklyn’ gets good reviews, Tóibín’s status at home and abroad rises yet another notch
Senator makes suggestion during the introduction of the Marriage Bill in the Seanad
Musician Cormac Breatnach’s brother was wrongly convicted of the 1976 Sallins Mail Train Robbery at the behest of a cohort within the Garda. Now he hopes a new theatre show will cast light on the injustice
Band found success with ‘mixture of populist politics and Christianity’
He loves long nights, sing-songs and money but is deadly serious about his writing, his teaching and learning to live with his ‘demons’
As the inquiry into mother and baby homes begins, campaigners say it’s time to shine a light on psychiatric care
Nature will fight back by killing two-thirds of the world’s population, the education system creates conformists and giving love brings love, says ‘one of Ireland’s great liberators’, psychiatrist Ivor Browne, who at 84 finds himself surrounded by women
Crosswords & puzzles to keep you challenged and entertained
Full general election coverage including analysis and results for all 43 constituencies
How does a post-Brexit world shape the identity and relationship of these islands
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