There are dangers we anticipate ahead of our children in their journey in life. Roadblocks like illness, or bullying, diversions like getting in with the wrong crowd. Behavioural issues, problems at school, and when they’re a bit older, inadvisable experimenting with drink and drugs. Many of these dangers are amplified by the internet, with cyber-bullying, grooming [...]
In all the recent election debates, there was just one mention of mental health. Only one party (Fianna Fáil) gave much more than a paragraph to the subject in its manifesto. Nobody won or lost a seat based on it, although it’s been acknowledged now for quite some time that both the health service and the [...]
I took a call this morning from a woman on the brink. Her sister is 29. She has a history of anorexia, borderline personality disorder, and, crucially... addiction issues. Her sister called us because they have exhausted every single option available to them, and because, after the Caoilte O Broin case, they know the likely outcome [...]
https://www.facebook.com/619175434780049/photos/pb.619175434780049.-2207520000.1451932805./1011948528836069/?type=3&theater I write this from the comfort of my couch, warmed by the fire, and utterly aware that this is a privilege. Last Wednesday on the Opinion Line, we spoke to Stephanie McCarthy, a mother of five from Gurranebraher who faces eviction on Christmas Eve. If or when the McCarthy family are forced to [...]
On today's show I interviewed Lynn, who contacted us after seeing a post on our Facebook page referring to porn addiction. The joking comments on the post upset her, because she has lived with a porn addict. Lynn's email is reproduced below, and you can listen back to the interview here. Hi there, I just happened [...]
I had a chat with Matt Cooper on Today FM about the #12pubs piece I wrote for The Herald. You can listen to that here (from about 30 minutes). The poll is still open if you have a strong view, either way! [polldaddy poll=7650769]
Only in Ireland can things be allowed to go so far that the people who sell us drink are the ones who tell us when we’ve had enough. But that’s just what happened this week when one Dublin publican called a halt to the annual Christmas jumper and vomit fest that is the 12 pubs of [...]
There was a TV ad for instant soup a couple of years ago that struck a nerve with me. You might remember it – a yuppie type, carrying a cup of soup, rushing around an office as though his feet were on fire, and frantically shouting at people to get out of his way. The very [...]
There was a TV ad for instant soup a couple of years ago that struck a nerve with me. You might remember it – a yuppie type, carrying a cup of soup, rushing around an office as though his feet were on fire, and frantically shouting at people to get out of his way. The very [...]
