Mental health campaigner Conor Cusack has called for the establishment of a 24/7 “emotional wellbeing centre” in response to the carnage caused by the suicide crisis sweeping Cork.

RTÉ reporter Olivia O’Leary is the latest in an ever-growing line of famous Irish faces to admit they have suffered from depression and undergone treatment. Slowly, the country’s cynical view of mental health is changing for the better, writes Claire O’Sullivan

A series of protests have taken place around the country to protest at cuts to mental health funding.

The announcement that €12m of the €35m allocated to mental health this year would be spent on other services has angered many mental health advocates.

Maurice Shanahan picked up a hurling All Star a couple of weekends ago, and by revealing his struggle on the evening of the event, he hoped to encourage others to seek help, just as he did, writes Michael Moynihan

The GAA has been urged to increase efforts to help young players battling with mental health issues, after a new documentary found that clubs across the country losing members to suicide on a weekly basis.

Gaelic Players Association official Conor Cusack has advised Meath goalkeeper Paddy O’Rourke to consult the gardaí over a threat made on Twitter to ‘knife’ him.

You leave in the morning

These are busy times for Conor Cusack in the sporting arena and beyond but he is rising to the challenge with his customary passion, writes Kieran Shannon.

ROZ Purcell, 24, from Fethard, Co Tipperary, was Miss Universe Ireland 2010 and is also a food columnist and blogger, as well as running her clothing label, Scribe by Roz.

When a butterfly’s wings beat somewhere, something else happens somewhere else to someone else altogether.

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Hurler and mental health campaigner Conor Cusack has said the Government has still not "grasped the severity" of the country’s mental health crisis and appealed for all parties to pump resources into this area.

Criticism of the Government for failing to grasp the severity of the nation’s mental health crisis could hardly be more damning. Coming as it does from the Cloyne and former Cork hurler and mental health campaigner Conor Cusack, it could hardly be better informed.

The Government has restored its promised €35m annual mental health budget for 2015 after slashing €15m off it last year.

The GPA have described the online criticism of Cork’s footballers on Sunday as "beneath contempt".

History was made yesterday as a GAA president paid a visit to the GPA’s offices for the first time. More important was the reason for Liam O’Neill’s visit.

Pieta House and the Irish Countrywomen’s Association have stepped up their collaboration on suicide prevention by producing a booklet designed to teach ICA members and their families how to spot the signs of suicidal behaviour.

The GAA dealt with what it deemed were 26 “critical incidents” relating to mental health last year that clubs themselves felt unable to respond to across issues such as death by suicide, problems with addiction and Sudden Arrhythmic Death Syndrome (SADS).

A harbour town has launched an awards scheme to honour its unsung local heroes.

Rugby pundit Neil Francis has apologised unreservedly for negative comments he made in relation to gay people and sport after his remarks on Sunday attracted widespread criticism, including from gay sportsmen.

Fair play to Conor Cusack (Irish Examiner, Jan 28) for speaking out about his ongoing struggle with depression.

He began a national conversation when he opened up about his depression, and his latest revelation is unlikely to quell the debate.

A promise made to a mother who lost her son to suicide will be honoured at a special conference on mental health and suicide this coming weekend.

Stars from the sport and music worlds have joined forces to reveal their private battles with depression as part of a major campaign urging young people not to suffer in silence.

The GAA and the HSE launched a joint venture yesterday in Cork which seeks to address the problem of stress in Irish society.

A courageous Kilkenny woman has spoken out about losing her husband and son to suicide.

’Tis the season to be jolly, supposedly, but Conor Cusack knows it’s not like that for everyone.

Calls for help to a mental health service have spiked by 20% in the run-up to Christmas.

The GAA is set to have talks with experts from a leading British centre for behavioural problems.

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.

I’m writing from the Irish Pastoral Centre (IPC) in Boston, MA where I am a social worker to the Irish community.

It takes a lot of chutzpah for someone to confide in another that they suffer from depression or some other form of mental illness. It takes even more to tell the nation at large.

DEPRESSION and mental health are in the news. With Galway hurler Niall Donoghue’s sad death, and Cork hurler Conor Cusack writing about his battle with depression, the GAA and the people of Ireland have been made more aware of depression.

Well done to Cork senior footballer Eoin Cadogan “Top GAA figures urge men to share problems” (Irish Examiner 30/10/13) for urging people in emotional distress “to realise that there was nothing wrong with ‘opening up’.

They say a week is a long time in sport, but Conor Cusack has never had five days speed by in such a blur.

It’s that time of year again when some of this country’s finest and fittest stare into the inky blackness of those dark winter nights and decide that one more spin on the GAA’s carousel is beyond them.

He put his body on the line dozens of times on the hurling pitch – but opening up about his battle with depression is one of the bravest things Conor Cusack has ever done.

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

Former Cork hurler Conor Cusack has opened up about his recovery from depression.