Dr Joseph Duffy, CEO of Jigsaw, says while young people today are more aware of their mental health, social media is having a big impact

The National Centre for Youth Mental Health has revealed that it sees a 35% increase in the number of young people engaging with its services in the run-up to the exam period.

Ireland is on track to be a global leader in youth mental health research and support services by 2027.

Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) is widely regarded to be among the fastest growing sports in the world. In Ireland, its popularity has skyrocketed, taking the sport into the mainstream. The reason? Conor McGregor.

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Joseph Duffy was one of European MMA’s rising stars when he made the brief switch to professional boxing in 2013. Now 28, he has taken the UFC by storm since his first fight last March and he will headline Fight Night 77 in Dublin’s 3Arena on October 24.

If this fine country has relied on anything in recent times, it is our certainty about what represents an Absolute Disgrace.

A woman who was abused for 10 years in the diocese of Clogher said he latest report from the Church’s child protection watchdog illustrates “how unsupportive” Bishop Joseph Duffy was to clerical abuse victims.

A retired Catholic bishop has admitted mistakes after a watchdog found opportunities to stop dangerous paedophile priests were consistently missed.

A former bishop has been criticised for unsatisfactory responses to child abuse allegations and risky behaviour of priests.

Fianna Fáil has accused the Government of not tackling the issue of cheap alcohol and has said it is having a devastating effect on public health.

The teenage trend of asking people to vet their looks on the web can have damaging consequences, writes Sharon Ní Chonchúir

THE newly ordained Bishop of Clogher has said it may be no bad thing that the Church has been brought to its knees by the child abuse crisis.

POPE Benedict XVI has accepted the resignation of the Bishop of Clogher, Dr Joseph Duffy, who, as Church law dictates, is stepping down having reached the age of 75.

THE Bishop of Kerry, Dr Bill Murphy, said victims of child sexual abuse in his diocese have not had to take oaths of secrecy since he took over in 1995.

BISHOPS criticised in the Pope’s pastoral letter could come under renewed pressure to resign after the message to Irish Catholics sparked anger among some victims’ groups.

A Vatican meeting between Irish bishops and Pope Benedict XVI will enter its second day today with the past handling of child abuse scandals top of the agenda.

The authorities are paralysed to bring paedophile priests and the senior clerics who covered up decades of horrific abuse to justice, victims have claimed today.

The first ever live broadcast of Mass from Lough Derg will be aired on television this Sunday, it was revealed today.

Catholic and Church of Ireland bishops in Co Monaghan have joined forces to criticise increasing secularism in Irish society.

A priest who financed the grooming of a young girl for sex was told today he faces jail.

A CLASS of qualified psychology doctors are facing a career crisis after being told their degrees are not recognised.

TWO cousins were yesterday buried side by side as a village engulfed in grief came to terms with the tragic loss of four young people.

THE most senior figure in the Catholic church has criticised sections of the nation’s media for their “almost exclusively secular” interests and called on the public to only buy newspapers which are consistent with their “moral values and religious ideals”.

A PARISH priest in Co Fermanagh was suspended from pastoral duties after it was discovered that a man, suspected of child abduction and three counts of rape in Liverpool, stayed at the priests’ parochial house.

The ongoing economic and social neglect of cross-border communities must be urgently addressed to begin the process of building a united society in the wake of the IRA’s end to armed struggle, it was claimed today.

THERE will not be a national day of mourning for the Pope, Taoiseach Bertie Ahern said yesterday.

POOR old Giscard d’Estaing. There he was with his nice draft European constitution all ready for the Thessaloniki summit on June 20, and what happened?

Four Celtic soccer fans who caused mayhem on a flight from Spain with their drunken antics were fined by magistrates in Wales today,

THE Catholic Bishops backed the Nice Treaty yesterday, stating there was a stronger case for voting in favour than against.

The Catholic Church says it can find no evidence that the Treaty of Nice is leading to a common European Defence Policy.