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Mental Health Commission: too many residents still being treated like ‘second-class citizens’

The Chief Executive of the Mental Health Commission has said that too many mental health residents in Ireland are still being treated like second-class citizens whose fundamental human rights continue to be overlooked. The Commission’s 2019 Annual ...

02 Jul 2020 at 20:45

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Surge in number of referrals to mental health services for anxiety

St Patrick’s Mental Health Services is exploring the theme of anxiety at its annual Founder’s Day conference, after a recent survey it commissioned found that 77% of Irish people believe that there is a worrying level of anxiety in society. The ...

07 Dec 2019 at 11:45

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Mental Health supports highlighted in Donegal ahead of World Mental Health Day

Mental Health Supports in Donegal have been highlighted ahead of World Mental Health Day which takes place this Sunday, on October 10. A number of services available to empower people to look after their own mental health and provide support ...

08 Oct 2021 at 11:08

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Mental health and wellbeing initiative to support people in Donegal during COVID-19

A mental health and wellbeing initiative aimed at supporting the diverse mental health needs of the public during the COVID-19 pandemic has been launched by the Minister for Health Simon Harris. This campaign, developed by the Department of ...

11 Apr 2020 at 18:46

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"Just keep going", World Cycle Challenge Champion tells Mental Health Conference

Breifne Earley, who nearly took his own life six years ago, told a conference today that deciding to "just keep going" was what helped him lose five stone, complete triathlons and marathons, and go on to cycle around the world. He was ...

08 Oct 2016 at 15:03

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Mental Health is our Buoyancy Aid in these difficult times

We are all in this together on a scale we would never have imagined barely six months ago. Just think about it. How would you have reacted if a stranger came up to you and explained in detail what was going to happen. You would ...

25 Apr 2020 at 12:28

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Dunfanaghy Youths FC to host walk for Mental Health Ireland and Jigsaw Donegal

Dunfanaghy Youths FC are holding a 5km walk along the Muckish Railway Walk on Easter Monday, April 1 at 11am. Monies raised will go towards two great charities in the form of Mental Health Ireland and Jigsaw Donegal. “We want ...

02 Mar 2024 at 09:05

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'Children in Donegal waiting over a year to see a counsellor is unacceptable'

Donegal TD Pearse Doherty has said that Sinn Féin’s Mental Health Action Plan would transform the delivery of mental health services in Donegal. Deputy Doherty was speaking after he launched Sinn Féin’s Mental Health Action ...

17 Aug 2024 at 09:49

Local News

Bundoran Darkness Into Light tree planting ceremony in memory of those who have died through suicide

On Saturday last, the Bundoran committee of Darkness into Light planted a cherry blossom tree in memory of people who have died by suicide in their local area. The event coincided with world mental health day. It was all ...

15 Oct 2020 at 13:15

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Innovative cross-border Mental Health Recovery Project reaches 1,400 people

A mental health education project which adopts an innovative approach to helping people improve their mental health and wellbeing has delivered courses to 1,400 people since it was set up two years ago. The cross-border ...

12 Dec 2019 at 16:27

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M&S and Jigsaw partnership delivers over 3,000 therapeutic appointments in Donegal

In Donegal, more than 3,000 therapeutic appointments have been provided to young people in the past year as a direct result of the partnership between M&S and youth mental health charity Jigsaw. This milestone ...

03 Jul 2025 at 06:02

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More than half of the women in Donegal experience anxiety, new survey reveals

A survey conducted in Donegal has revealed that more than half of women suffer from anxiety. Recent findings from a new survey by Women’s Collective Ireland-Donegal (WCI Donegal) provides important insight ...

31 Jul 2025 at 19:02

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