Half an hour or so after Russell Rovers' defeat at Croke Park, Michael Mannion was still struggling to find the right words to explain it all away.

Cork Alpine Hardy Plant Society hosts garden designer Annie Godfrey of Daisy Roots Nursery, Hertford, UK, in Northridge House, on Thursday, November 28, at 8pm.

At the recent launch of the Limerick senior hurling championship, the Monaleen jersey stood out — and for all the right reasons.

Members of a Cork family devastated by suicide are helping to bring the first-ever Darkness Into Light (DIL) walk to a Gaeltacht community.

The National Football Exhibition teamed up with retired footballer Brian Lenihan and Pieta House for a talk on mental health in Cork.

As a parent of a “high functioning” and indeed, highly intelligent, teenager with autism (and dyspraxia) who is seemingly quite functional some of the time (depending on the day and the circumstances), I find the article by Victoria White both personally offensive and irresponsible to have published at all ‘High functioning idealism is of no benefit to disturbed autistic children’ (Irish Examiner, February 28).

In a compelling documentary about coroners’ inquests, families have opened up about the sudden, unexplained, and violent deaths of loved-ones.

As David Burke’s acceptance speech extended on Sunday, Peter Canavan’s victorious address 14 years previous came to mind. “I’m not finished yet,” the Tyrone great told the masses in front of him. “It took me a long time to get here.”

Alcohol or drugs have been detected in eight out of 10 suicides examined in a study of 121 cases in Cork over a six-year period.

Pieta House has revealed it has experienced a 165% increase in the number of young people, aged under 18, attending its services over the past five years due to self-harm.

Despite the success of the Movember campaign, men now more than ever need to heed the message and go for a check up, says Arlene Harris.

Waterford 4-18 Wexford 3-13 (SH Challenge): Waterford manager Derek McGrath will wait until the last minute to make a decision on Maurice Shanahan’s fitness for Sunday’s Munster semi final against Cork.

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Pieta House and the Irish Countrywomen’s Association have stepped up their collaboration on suicide prevention by producing a booklet designed to teach ICA members and their families how to spot the signs of suicidal behaviour.

Conversations on the Facebook page of a 12-year-old girl who took her own life show that friends had concerns she was being cyberbullied over her self-harming, an inquest heard.

THE statistics are stark: ten people die by suicide every week — eight of whom are men — and 70,000 people attempt suicide every year.

Last night ‘The Voice of Ireland’ presenter Eoghan McDermott made a startling confession about his past.

The unlikely Irish farming hero who staved off eviction by barricading himself on his land for more than a year has said he is giving hope to farmers who can see no way out of their crippling debts.

A taxi man has been named Ireland's Charity Hero for 2012.

Twenty-six rescuers and the 36 lives saved by their bravery were celebrated yesterday at the Irish Water Safety Awards, amid growing concern about the number of drownings by suicide.

A divisional pharmacy manager for Boots Ireland, Mary Rose Burke, has scooped the title of Businesswoman of the Year.

AN increasing number of 16- to18-year-olds are committing suicide, according to research carried out by a leading charity.

Ireland's only centre for the prevention of suicide is reporting an increase in the number of attempted suicides by children as a result of the recession.

IT’S still May, but it feels like Christmas for 24 lucky golfers who will tee it up with the biggest names in the game at the JP McManus Invitational pro-am in a few weeks.