Maynooth-led sleep research will examine links with mental health
DataGenChrono programme to bring together leading researchers from 12 organisations in Europe and Canada
Mental health
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
Counselling plan for schoolchildren shelved over shortage of mental health professionals
Over 50% of slots available to schools across seven counties in first year of €5m scheme not used
What ‘smart’ watches get wrong and right when tracking the quality of your sleep
With millions of people now using wearables, there is a market for improved accuracy
When faced by a crisis, there is nothing worse than feeling you have no control
Constant exposure to trauma and tragedy can distress and traumatise us, or make us feel guilty as ‘bystanders’
Late ADHD diagnoses in women: ‘I started to forgive myself. It was amazing’
The Women’s Podcast with Róisín Ingle
Meta ordered to pay $567 million over harm to children’s wellbeing
Judge orders Meta to add teen-use limits and youth-safety changes for five year
The Anchoress: ‘The moment I shared that I was a mother, people treated me differently’
Unresolved trauma is to the fore on As We Once Were, the new album by Welsh songwriter Catherine Anne Davies
Ireland’s postcode health lottery: Living on the ‘wrong’ side of HSE area boundary
Living on ‘wrong’ side of HSE area boundary means Tipperary man cannot access nearest specialist neurorehabilitation team
Law Society flags remaining issues in dispute over legal aid changes
Solicitors ask for ‘targeted corrections and adjustments’ in exchange for adopting new scheme on interim basis
People with eating disorders are often overlooked
Recovery is rarely a simple process, nor does it always mean complete symptom resolution
How Berlin’s ‘Hot Boys’ are taking on the manosphere
From forest walks to tearful group sessions, a new community is offering young men an alternative to toxic online influencers
‘This thing makes people animal’: Inside Bangladesh’s Yaba addiction epidemic
The drug, which means ‘crazy medicine’, is on the rise in the south Asian country despite severe punishments
The importance of understanding and accepting our feelings
Part 1: Managing our mental health in the face of personal and global crisis
Teenage boys in Ireland: ‘Now that everyone has a phone, the bullying never stops’
Four Irish teenagers talk about navigating friendships and social hierarchies in the era of social media and the manosphere
Wife of man who died by suicide in hospital calls for change in mental health treatment
Nancy Reilly spoke after settling action against HSE over death of husband Mark at Cork University Hospital
‘Serious concerns’ about bail system as pretrial detentions account for 19% of prison population
Three out of four people held on remand were later released with no custodial sentence, NGO finds
Anorexia after 40: She would say, ‘I’m no good. You don’t deserve a mother like me’
Eating disorders among older people are less documented and less visible, with fewer support structures in place
Irish cities need heatwave plans, coalition of health experts says
‘Urban heat island’ effect means cities are often several degrees hotter than surrounding areas
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How does a post-Brexit world shape the identity and relationship of these islands
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