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.

Nearly a third of callers to a helpline for teenagers have suicidal thoughts, are suffering abuse, or are self- harming, it has emerged.

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

A helpline for teenagers in Dublin received a record number of calls in June, just three months after its state funding was axed.

IRISH bands and singers came together last night in Dublin to raise cash for a helpline set up to stem suicide among young people.