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Ireland is not doing nearly enough to help young people cope with their problems, a local TD said this week.

Gardaí in Castlebar are going to patrol the streets in plain clothes to try to identify the thugs who are harassing children and teenagers on a daily basis.

Melissa Quinn is a multi-qualified therapist based in Ballymahon, Co Longford. She qualified as a counsellor and psychotherapist and is a certified Reiki practitioner. Melissa is available to assist people who are in distress or have reached a point in their lives where they realise they are not reaching their full potential. Melissa has worked with clients from a young age to beyond retirement.

The July meeting of the Mayo County Council this week heard a presentation from Mary O’Sullivan, the HSE West resource officer for suicide prevention and Máire Ní Dhomhnaill, a counsellor from the Family Resource Centre in Castlebar. The pair explained that they were working the Mayo Suicide Prevention Group, which was made up of some 50 organisations which aimed to help people and promote mental health. One of the suggestions that was put forward was that the Mayo County Council could provide funding so it could recruit a part-time suicide prevention officer, which could work in a similar role to that of the road safety officer. The idea was supported by the councillors, but the county manager told the meeting that while he was supportive of it, he could not commit to such an investment.

One in five of adults in Connacht said they would be embarrassed if people knew they were attending a counsellor or psychotherapist. This is according to a nationwide study undertaken by Behaviour and Attitudes for the Irish Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (IACP).

Kilkenny based PCI College, Ireland’s leading provider of professional counselling and psychotherapy courses, has launched its inaugural annual PCI College Scholarship competition that will award the winner of a public competition with a four year college degree scholarship worth €16,600.

A 560 pupil city secondary school will mark two very important milestones in its history this year.

It is not often that one reads of a man taking an action for breach of promise of marriage. Such an action was heard in the County Court-house, Galway, at the Lent Assizes of 1817. (I think it was one of the first cases heard after the opening of the building).

Abbey Road Artists’ Studios, Athlone presents a free film screening of Art From the Streets on Wednesday December 7 at 5.30pm.

Grief is an emotional reaction to a major loss. Losing a loved one is one of life’s great heartbreaks and people respond to it in many ways.