mental health

Suicide or Survive: the Irish organisation breaking the silence on suicide

Brave conversations and shared experiences about mental health are helping to save lives. Here, Vanessa Burke from Co Kildare tells her story to Brenda McCormick.

HEALTH 8 July 2026

Suicide or Survive: the Irish organisation breaking the silence on suicide

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Why the Eagala model of psychotherapy has integrity at its heart

Why the Eagala model of psychotherapy has integrity at its heart

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Farming must offer attractive quality of life – MEP

Farming must offer attractive quality of life – MEP

Farming must offer attractive quality of life – MEP

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€1.18m announced for farm safety, health and wellbeing

€1.18m announced for farm safety, health and wellbeing

€1.18m announced for farm safety, health and wellbeing

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The weather drives a farmers’ mood

The weather drives a farmers’ mood

Derek Robinson reckons he gets a hit of dopamine when the sun comes out

FARMER WRITES 21 January 2026

Letter regarding fuel price protests

Letter regarding fuel price protests

"These protesters aren’t just determined; they are desperate." – Sarah Byrne, Co Wexford.

LETTERS 21 January 2026

Adulting in rural Ireland: ‘I feel like a failure still living at home’

Adulting in rural Ireland: ‘I feel like a failure still living at home’

In week two of our series, we talk to young people living in the family home has become an increasingly familiar part of life, we ask them how it’s shaping their lives.

FEATURES 21 January 2026

New farmer wellbeing programme from Kerry Dairy Ireland

New farmer wellbeing programme from Kerry Dairy Ireland

KDI is the first Irish dairy processor to extend a full employee assistance programme to its milk suppliers and their families.

NEWS 21 January 2026

Open call for farm safety projects

Open call for farm safety projects

Last week, it was revealed at a meeting of the Oireachtas committee on agriculture that farm deaths in 2025 increased to almost double that of 2024.

NEWS 21 January 2026

Struggling for a good night’s sleep

Struggling for a good night’s sleep

Co Down farmer Derek Robinson often struggles to sleep through the night.

FARMER WRITES 21 January 2026

Dear Miriam: my angry wife’s constant bad form is destroying our marriage

Dear Miriam: my angry wife’s constant bad form is destroying our marriage

A concerned husband shares his worries about possible separation from his wife, whose bad mood and angry outbursts are having a detrimental affect on the whole family.

ASK MIRIAM 21 January 2026

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Take a ‘trip down memory lane’ at Sligo Folk Park along the Wild Atlantic Way

This heritage tourist attraction nestled in the heart of rural Sligo is a fun-filled day out for all the family, showcasing life as it would have been in the late-1800s to the mid-1900s.

Take a ‘trip down memory lane’ at Sligo Folk Park along the Wild Atlantic Way

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