YESTERDAY a Nigerian, who has been charged with trying to sleep naked in a crib in the Redemptorist Church in Limerick on December 29, was remanded to prison following an assault in a hotel where he was accommodated by the State.

THE Health Service Executive (HSE) has been accused of “misappropriating” funds by diverting almost 50% of a special budget for mental health services into other areas of healthcare.

The Irish Psychiatric Association (IPA) and the Irish Mental Health Coalition (IMHC) issued what amounted to damning progress reports yesterday to mark the second anniversary of the publication of A Vision for Change, the Government’s framework document for mental health.

MENTAL health patient and carer groups intend to express their anger at the Government’s slow progress in reforming mental health services at the polls.