ONLY 1% of young people would go a doctor to seek out advice on mental health issues, according to a new survey by a youth charity.

SOME of the GAA’s biggest stars have joined forces in an online campaign urging young men suffering from depression and other mental health issues to speak out about their personal crisis.

Young people experiencing difficulties in their lives were being encouraged to talk to others about it in an innovative national mental health promotion campaign called "Tough Times" unveiled today Whelan's of Wexford Street.

THE tragic suicide of two young men, who signed a pact to take their own lives after meeting on an internet chatroom, shines a light on a crisis besetting Irish society which successive governments have failed to address with any real conviction.