A man who struggled with depression and addiction says that learning to sail helped him navigate through a dark and difficult time.

Students are being urged to take care of their wellbeing ahead of the exam results coming out tomorrow.

The Central Statistics Office (CSO) has published its yearly summary of vital statistics.

The Samaritans will play a crucial role in the development of a national telephone service that will direct callers to the most suitable mental health service.

Samaritans volunteers have listened to almost three million calls over the last five years.

Instagram boss Adam Mosseri has said the social media platform is "not yet where it needs to be" on its handling of content around self-harm and suicide.

Former Cork City defender Brian Lenihan has revealed that the real reason he retired from football at the age of just 23 was the mental illness which led him to attempt to take his own life last year.

Three Samaritans volunteers from Ireland, including a self-confessed “royal watcher”, have been invited to Buckingham Palace.

Samaritans Ireland is hoping to reach even more people in need of emotional support through a new dedicated email address.

A mother has urged parents to be aware of what their teenagers post online after cyberbullying drove her daughter to attempt suicide twice.

Charity worker, businessman and a star of RTÉ’s Secret Millionaire show, Jim Breen, has appeared in court in Killarney on a drink-driving charge.

Former footballer Richie Sadlier has called for greater supports for players when they retire from the game as he admitted to contemplating suicide after he was forced out due to a hip injury in 2003.

"He told me he didn't feel good. I knew he didn't have much money and was struggling with mortgage payments as work was not plentiful."

Phone helpline charity the Samaritans has warned that inequality is driving people to suicide.

Four directors at top head-hunting agency Merc Partners last year shared a pay pot just under €1m.

Almost 640,000 people contacted the Samaritans for help over the past 12 months.

Facebook has announced improvements to its suicide prevention tool, ahead of Sunday’s World Suicide Prevention Day.

Suicide charity Pieta House is taking over services previously operated by Console in a deal finalised yesterday to ensure minimum disruption to clients.

There are a staggering 252 charities working in the area of suicide prevention in this country, writes Claire O’Sullivan. 

Leading depression charities are expected to take over Console’s services this weekend, despite legal technicalities meaning the plan could not be signed off on last night.

Crisis-hit suicide charity Console will be wound up within days after it was decided it cannot continue to operate due to the financial scandal engulfing the organisation.

Health Minister Simon Harris, senior HSE officials, and Console’s interim CEO David Hall are contacting a series of high-profile suicide prevention and depression charities in a bid to convince them to take on Console’s frontline services.

A leading suicide prevention charity is challenging people to become better listeners.

There has not been a decline in demand for Console’s services following last Thursday’s Prime Time exposé on the charity’s financial affairs.

Fewer men are dying by suicide but greater numbers of women are, the most recent figures from the Samaritans show. 

The Special Criminal Court trial of a man accused of IRA membership has heard evidence of telephone calls warning of explosive devices at University College Cork and the Rock of Cashel in May 2011.

Calls to the Samaritans have jumped by 30% in the last year — as more and more people in distress contact the charity.

A quarter of Irish people still feel lonely and isolated and and believe they have no one to speak to about their problems, according to a survey by the Samaritans.

Eleven calls made by suicidal children to the ISPCC’s Childline service resulted in immediate referrals to the emergency services last year, with the organisation saying it saw an increase in 2014 in the number of contacts from young people mentioning suicide.

One in five callers to the Samaritans said they had financial worries, as new figures show the recession still casts a long shadow.

The Samaritans said there was an increase in people making contact to discuss financial concerns last year.

The Dublin Samaritans expect an increase in the number of people using their service this Christmas by at least 50%.