One-In-Eight Irish Adults Have Taken Anti-Depressants
A new study has reportedly found that large numbers of Irish adults have used sedatives, tranquilisers or anti-depressant drugs.
Read MoreA new study has reportedly found that large numbers of Irish adults have used sedatives, tranquilisers or anti-depressant drugs.
Read MoreA sister of former Irish rugby international Victor Costello will be unveiled today as the first all-Ireland director of the Samaritans. Dubliner Suzanne Costello will oversee the charity’s 21 branches and 1,856 volunteers on both sides of the Border.
Read MoreThe DHSSPS has released details of the Northern Ireland Health and Personal Social Services (HPSS) Workforce at 31 March 2006.
Read MoreA recent survey on sexual health service needs aims to help groups provide better assistance for young people in north and west Belfast. Commissioned by the Health Action Zone, the findings help to point up any gaps in the current provision.
Read MoreUniversity of Ulster academics have teamed up with a local charity to produce a support package for parents of children with autism. Simple Steps, which will contain a DVD, as well as hard copy support material for those living with autism and professionals treating it, is the first of its kind in Europe.
Read MoreA 34-year-old Georgian national has been jailed for ten years for raping and falsely imprisoning a Polish woman in Kerry on her second night in the country.
Read MoreThe Director of Public Prosecutions has asked the Court of Criminal Appeal to set an early hearing date in the case of Adam Keane, the Co Clare man who received a three year suspended sentence for rape.
Read MoreThe Children’s Ombudsman has reported a four-fold increase in the number of complaints received by her office during its second year of operation. Emily Logan said today that she received 790 complaints last year, compared to 177 in 2005.
Read MoreA Dublin teenager, who became the first person in the State to be charged with a newly designated offence for smuggling drugs into a prison, has been given a one-year sentence.
Read MoreVoluntary organisations bidding to make mental health services a major general election issue today take their campaign to Dublin. The Mental Health Action Group wants to see full implementation of the A Vision For Change blueprint, launched in January 2006.
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