The whole of society will benefit if mental health is placed front and centre

Valuing mental health and well-being is vital for all aspects of personal and societal well being, says clinical psychologist Paul Gilligan 

BRIAN Lenihan was a hero and a patriot. In a time of great need he put his country before his personal health and family.

Perhaps he would have died from his cancer whether he was the finance minister or not but it is likely that his position, and the stress it carried, exacerbated this cancer and his premature death.