Like the best thrillers, movie night on Dancing with the Stars saw a final twist that no one saw coming as the final credits rolled for model Thalia Heffernan.

Minister for Health Simon Harris and pop star Bressie will be among the famous faces debating mental health at this weekend's Electric Picnic music festival.

IT’S a little difficult to know what exactly Niall ‘Bressie’ Breslin’s first book, Me and My Mate Jeffrey, actually is. 

The newly formed national taskforce on youth mental health will meet for the first time on September 6.

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 leading Fine Gael minister has backed a former Fianna Fáil senator’s bid to be returned to the Upper House.

Musician Niall Breslin has urged politicians to “park the egos” and admit mental health services are not even close to being adequate. The singer, better known as Bressie, who has spoken publicly about his own mental health battle has called on the Government to properly address the lack of joined up services.

Here’s a briefing on some of the stories and issues highlighted on irishexaminer.com today.

Sharon Ní Chonchúir explores the new craze for colouring books for adults and how it is aiding mindfulness.

It is refreshing and relieving at the start of the 2015/16 school year to see that public awareness is realising the need for students to have access to an open line of communication to share their anxieties/problems.

More men are opening up about their mental health problems than before thanks to a text service operated by suicide prevention charity Console, which is being hailed as a “breakthrough” in suicide prevention.

It was not the cancer diagnosis that floored RTÉ broadcaster Louise McSharry, it was the impact that chemotherapy would have on her fertility.

First year at college can take lots of getting used to after the familiarity of school and living with mum and dad. So imagine if you were disability campaigner, Joanne O’Riordan? Ailin Quinlan caught up with her to see how she found life at UCC.

A 500% increase in the number of home repossessions; the shooting of a former IRA commander; the appeal by a doctor found guilty of assaulting police officers while under the influence of a date rape drug; a special report on whether the recovery is starting to flower on the high street and how Cork learned traditional hurling formations were a thing of the past. Catch up with this evening's top and most read stories on irishexaminer.com.

A former IRA commander has been shot dead in Belfast, a man attending an east Cork wedding has died after being hit by a car, former Cork captain Tomás Mulcahy says the hurlers need to improve by 200%, and the musician Bressie has called for a Yes vote in the Marriage Equality Referendum. These are some of the latest and most read stories on irishexaminer.com.

Retail recovering on Irish high streets, Cork's oldest gay bar closes, Bingham wins World snooker championship and Bressie writes about marriage equality. These are some of the latest and most read news stories on irishexaminer.com this morning.

If you believe in equality and want to see teenagers grow up in a society that accepts everyone equally, please vote yes on May 22, writes Niall Breslin            

Irish schools need to put more of an emphasis on mental health, according to Voice of Ireland coach Bressie.

Dayna Kearney was injured in a fatal crash this week in which four of her closest friends died. Now thousands of people are appealing to Ed Sheeran to visit the grieving girl when he comes to Ireland.

SUNDAY: One Ocean: No Limits (RTÉ One, 8pm)

There’s a lot of sides to Bressie. He’s a musician, athlete and someone not afraid to speak out about his own mental health issues. He tells Arlene Harris about his latest project, working with disadvantaged kids in Limerick

Irish drivers are well used to being stuck in the middle of traffic jams.

Steely ambition and hard slog has prepared Rozanna Purcell for the Ring Of Kerry cycling event, she tells Ed Power

Musician Niall Breslin trains twice a day, six days a week for an Iron-Man challenge in May.

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.

Well, did it suit him? And did he mean to shave off his side bit?

WHEN Niall Breslin, better known as Bressie, appeared on the judging panel of RTE’s The Voice last year, he became a star.

What is it about Sunday evenings and Irish celebrities warring on Twitter?

Heroic, inspiring, and selfless acts were rewarded at Ireland’s answer to an honours system.

Bressie’s stint as a judge on RTÉ’s talent show has raised his profile and helped his own career as a singer, says Ed Power

The Government regularly comes under fire from opposition parties and politicians, but one of Ireland’s favourite heartthrobs has launched an unlikely scathing attack.

Former Hurler of the Year Lar Corbett admitted his not “ruling anything out or in with regard to the future”.

A year ago Niall Breslin was relatively unknown, and was “in hell” struggling to finish his album. Today, thanks to The Voice of Ireland, he is a household name — and a sex symbol. Rachel Borrill on why men want to be him — and women want to be with him

He has played a Jedi knight, an Irish revolutionary leader and a German who saved over a thousand Jews during the Holocaust.

Leinster coach Gary Ella has welcomed back Matt Leek, Niall Breslin and Des Dillon from injury for Friday's Celtic League date with Munster at Musgrave Park.

Eric Miller has withdrawn from the Leinster team to play the Neath-Swansea Ospresy at The Gnoll on Saturday.

Munster, Ulster and Leinster have announced their squads for the 2003/2004 Heineken European Cup season.

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