Eating disorder survivor feels Ireland needs a 'minister for mental illness'

Eoin Kernan who went into treatment in August 2019 for a disorder which he describes as being a disorder around the restriction of food.

A MAN who is recovering from an eating disorder says that Ireland should have a minister for mental illness and that the focus needs to switch from mental health to mental illness.

Cork native Eoin Kernan, who now lives in Dublin, was one of three men who featured in a documentary called Unspoken last year, which highlighted that eating disorders can affect men as well as women.