Despite dire weather warnings turnout has been strong in many constituencies, with turnout exceeding 40% of the electorate in some areas.

Anyone who wants to have their say on February 8 must be on the supplementary register by close of business.

A new crisis text line funded by the HSE will be launched in the coming weeks.

The number of children prosecuted for criminal offences has dropped by 41% over the past decade, according to new figures.

Teachers unions and groups working with young people have welcomed Education Minister Richard Bruton’s plans for a review of sex education in schools.

There has been a mostly positive reaction to the cabinets decision to set the digital age of consent at 13.

The ReachOut Ireland/ Irish Examiner survey showed there isn’t a ‘shared understanding’ around mental health amongst our teenagers and we should be resourcing young people to support friends, writes Claire O’Sullivan as she analyses the findings.

A new information hub for jobseekers is being unveiled today.

More than 11,000 cases of self-harm presented at hospitals in Ireland in 2014.

"It is time to be our own heroes, and believe that this small beautiful Atlantic island can be everything we dream it can be."

Ruairí McKiernan, a campaigner, writer and founder of SpunOut.ie, has released a video today outlining his vision for the country’s future, entitled ’A New Ireland Rising’.

Young people are largely positive about the state of their health, although significant numbers are battling with issues to do with their weight, binge drinkin, and smoking.

A controversial Diageo-funded alcohol awareness campaign has been criticised for not recommending a ban on alcohol sponsorship of sport.

A Dublin teen’s heroic act has gone viral on social media after his story was shared on the Humans of Dublin Facebook page.

Health Minister Leo Varadkar has welcomed the decision by the head of Diageo Ireland to step down from the board of the 'Stop Out-of-Control Drinking' campaign.

Young people are being warned that, once they upload sexualised images or videos of themselves online, they no longer have any control over what happens to them.

Diageo, the country’s largest drinks company and owner of Guinness, is to pour millions into a public awareness campaign aimed at preventing excessive drinking.

Ireland’s youth information website has partnered with social network Twitter to launch an online safety hub to make it easier for young people to deal with internet abuse.

Youth information website SpunOut.ie has advised Leaving Certificate students to stay calm and think things through carefully today before making the big decisions.

Youth website SpunOut.ie has launched a series of animated videos promoting positive mental health.

It is disappointing that it has taken the ongoing CRC scandal to finally create the political will to appoint a charity regulator.

Social media is being used to inform young people about the rapid rise of gonorrhoea, and its dangers.

The HSE has set up an outbreak control team following an alarming rise in cases of gonorrhoea.

Cases of sexually-transmitted gonorrhoea have increased by about a third each year since 2011, health chiefs have warned.

Youth website SpunOut.ie has today called on artists performing as part of Arthur’s Day to donate their fees to charities tackling alcohol-related harm.

New anti-bullying guidelines will be published by the Education Minister today.

Social media giants Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram have all moved to remove the images of a teenage girl and a male engaging in a sexual act at an Eminem concert at Slane Castle last weekend.

The wait is over for Leaving Cert students as the first round of college offers are out this morning.

Cyber bullying could become a criminal offence, with the publication of a government report proposing new laws on the misuse of social media.

Regarding Spunout.ie’s threesome advice, it is obvious how Irish parents veil themselves in ignorance.

Posting an article about threesomes on a state-funded website was not an appropriate use of public money, Health Minister James Reilly said yesterday.

Everybody's talking about three-ways today, and we've rounded up some of the Twitter chatter.

Health Minister James Reilly said today that he believes that discussions about “threesomes” on a State-funded website is not an appropriate use of that cash.

Fine Gael TD Michelle Mulherin is calling on the Minister for Health James Reilly to answer questions on the role of the youth website Spunout.ie.

A youth website has invited Fine Gael TD Michelle Mulherin to visit their offices after she criticised their public funding.

A teen charity funded by the State has hit out at critics who claim it is encouraging young people to spice up relationships by having “threesomes”.

Opinion seems to be divided within Fine Gael as to whether it is appropriate for the HSE to fund a teenage website which hosts information about threesomes.

A Fine Gael TD has said she will speak to Health Minister James Reilly about a website which she says gives "very worrying" advice to teenagers about threesomes.

A youth organisation is today calling on the Government to honour its commitment to set up primary mental health care facilities for young people.

Youth charity SpunOut.ie has issued guidelines to tackle cyber bullying, after the death of 13-year-old Erin Gallagher in Donegal on Saturday night.

A BRITISH councillor is among seven people nominated to the Council of State by President Michael D Higgins.

Ireland needs to wake up and take action to address the youth mental health crisis facing the country, it was claimed today.

INITIATIVE, hard work, determination, self-confidence — these are ingredients for Ireland’s recovery.