Former Cork hurler Conor Cusack, who recently went public concerning his personal battle with depression, and actor Mary McEvoy will be among the speakers at a mental wellness exhibition in Killarney, on Sunday.

Leading GAA stars have urged men not to bottle up their problems because of the profound effect it can have on mental health.

One in five of all physical complaints that people raise with doctors is likely to be stress-related.

Inspired by a real-life encounter, The Woolgatherer, a play about two neurotic people looking for love, runs at the Cork Arts Theatre from September 2-7.

The number of college students seeking counselling is up by one third, with depression and suicidal thoughts among the reasons why they look for help.

Nearly 10% of senior cycle students drink “dangerous levels” of alcohol — and another quarter engage in “problem drinking”.

Young social media users have been urged to act as whistleblowers when they encounter cyberbullying.

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.

Almost half of college students have thought life was not worth living but most who are having serious problems do not seek help, research on young people’s mental health shows.

Clinical psychologist Dr Gillian O’Brien says teens are not being taught how to behave online.

For Irish teens, their ‘virtual’ world is as real as the rest of their lives. But has the unsupervised freedom we afford them online created a monster we can’t control, asks Claire O’Sullivan

The effect of suicides on drivers and railway staff can be traumatic, writes Dan Buckley

Schoolboy Ethan Lawlor’s ‘happiness campaign’ will culminate this weekend with a music concert, says Louise Roseingrave

Two teenagers have persuaded one of Ireland’s top bands to play a free gig to promote the positive link between mental health and music.

After 1,949km, sore knees, backsides and heads, nine men have made it to Euro2012 on bikes.

The Irish team faces an uphill journey, but the intrepid Pedal to Poland cyclists face a flat one as they power towards their final destination and that date with Spain.

Piles, blisters and rashes. Just some of the afflictions nine Irish rear ends will have to endure just to see a football match in Poland.

The Government should push through plans to limit the sale of alcohol, and alcohol sponsorship of sport and culture events despite Cabinet divisions, Kathleen Lynch, the junior health minister, said yesterday.

Some 21% of young adults between the ages of 17 and 25 say they have engaged in self-harm.

It’s one thing packing yourself into an impossibly small caravan with nearly a dozen people to make the trek to see Ireland in Poland, but it’s quite another to pedal your way there.

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

Tipperary's Hugh Coghlan says that it is imperative for his side to claim a result against Wexford this Sunday if they are to salvage something from their Allianz Football League Division 3 campaign.

Cork captain Donal Óg Cusack says he is as hungry as ever for success with the Rebels as he sets out on his 17th senior inter-county campaign this weekend.

Students who have been lending each other a hand and raising mental health awareness have reported a big change in their Dublin school.

THE vast majority of children who have deliberately self-harmed did so “impulsively” and after an argument at home, at school or with peers, according to a major 11-year study.

THE GAELIC Players Association has hit back at columnist Paddy Heaney’s remarks in yesterday’s Irish Examiner, describing it as an “extraordinary attack”.

A TEENAGER donned a gorilla suit and played the drums in his school yesterday to spread a little happiness.

THE Government has come under renewed pressure to deliver on its own document for mental health services, after Amnesty International said it was time for politicians to deliver on promises.

A GOVERNMENT knife crime prevention website aimed at educating young people about of the dangers of knives does not “speak to young people” and has no real practical value.

A SURVEY of teen mental health shines a worrying light on their wellbeing, with many feeling increasingly isolated, unable to cope and believing they have no one to turn to.

AFTER two years of planning, Headstrong’s Jigsaw programme opened in Galway’s Mary St on December 1 last.

The new report on teenage mental health, published by Headstrong — the National Centre for Youth Mental Health — makes disturbing reading.

Emotionally troubled young people are being put off getting professional help because they can’t afford the high costs, mental health experts warned today.

Troubled young people are being put off getting professional help because they can’t afford the high costs, mental health experts warned today.

GROWING levels of mental-health problems associated with drink, drugs and marriage breakdowns are causing teenagers to fall behind or drop out of school, guidance counsellors have warned.