Forget the stage-show cliché, hypnosis can improve health and change lives, writes Clodagh Finn

After winning a gold medal and breaking two world records earlier this month, Limerick deadlifter Liam Beville credits his success to the use of hypnosis.

An Irish Psychologist specialising in clinical hypnosis has claimed reports in CNBC and The Wall Street Journal plus other international media outlets that hypnosis can help remember forgotten passwords is more science fiction than science fact.