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Richard Hogan

Family Psychotherapist.

Teenage girl eating breakfast and doing homework

Richard Hogan: Leaving Cert fails neurodivergent students

Focused on passive learning and regurgitation, the Leaving Cert has become a box-ticking exercise

Wed, 08 Jun, 2022

Pay attention to the warning or pay the price

Richard Hogan: Why does the USA choose weapons over people’s lives?

Gun owner's rights continue to take precedence over children's rights

Thu, 02 Jun, 2022

Woman Reading Pill Bottle Label

Richard Hogan: Is it right, prescribing heavy medication to teenagers?

Recent studies show that adolescent depression has reached almost epidemic proportions in modern society - and depression is far more prevalent in Western cultures

Wed, 25 May, 2022

Raising Eco-Friendly Daughter

Richard Hogan: One of the most important relationships in your life is with the planet

I’m a flexitarian, apparently

Thu, 19 May, 2022

Close Up Of Person With Addiction To Online Gambling Or Shopping Using Credit Card And Mobile Phone

Richard Hogan: Our children’s brains are being wired to gamble, we can't let it continue

Our children's brains are being wired to gamble online — why are we so slow to bring in laws to protect them?

Thu, 12 May, 2022

Symbol for gender equality. Hand turns a dice and changes a unequal sign to a equal sign between symbols of men and women.

Richard Hogan: 'The last thing I want my daughters to do is to view themselves as victims'

"I don’t want them to view the system as stacked against them. Michele Foucault, the post-modern French philosopher says, "Where there is power, there is resistance"."

Thu, 05 May, 2022

Happy Multiracial people celebrating gay pride event - Group of friends with different age and race having fun during LGBT socia

Richard Hogan: Sexuality should never be a reason to hate

The killings of Aidan Moffitt and Michael Snee and the attack on Evan Somers remind us we have a long way to go to eradicate oppressive thinking about sexuality

Thu, 21 Apr, 2022

Broken Heart Concept

Richard Hogan: Can I separate from my partner without damaging the children?

Dear Richard, my wife and I are separating. We have two children, 12 and 10. We would both really appreciate some advice on how to do this.

Thu, 07 Apr, 2022

Computer games addiction. Mother warning her son to stop playing. Game addiction.

Richard Hogan: Are you worried about your child's gaming habits?

Richard Hogan on computer games and addiction

Thu, 24 Mar, 2022

Rory Hearne: Travellers bear the brunt of the homeless crisis

Rory Hearne: Travellers bear the brunt of the homeless crisis

'It's like we are forgotten, we feel like garbage'

Mon, 17 Jan, 2022