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Conor Burke has been selected by Solidarity to run in the local elections in the east ward. Burke is a long time political activist with the Socialist party and Solidarity and will focus his campaign on dealing with the housing crisis, student accommodation, public transport, environment and biodiversity, cost of living challenges facing families and young people as well as placing an emphasis on equality and inclusion.

Fianna Fáil European Election Candidate Senator Lisa Chambers, has taken a significant step towards addressing the governance and infrastructure challenges facing Galway City and County by formally requesting a meeting with the Minister for Local Government Darragh O’Brien to discuss an almost immediate plebiscite for a directly elected Mayor of Galway City and County.

Local Sinn Féin Deputy, Sorca Clarke, has said that children within the constituency deserve better mental health services and should not have to wait to access them.

Valentine's Day can be a difficult time for people who are healing from a break-up. If you're feeling down this week due to heartbreak, national mental health charity Turn2Me has some advice on how to help yourself bounce back.

Independent councillor Paul Hogan has described the recently announced implications of Budget 2024 as “high on rhetoric, low on impact” and a “damp squib for many families who were expecting something better”.

New data released by Vhi has found a 15 per cent increase in the number of its members accessing private psychiatric care in 2022, compared to the pre-pandemic period of 2019. Vhi paid out over €73.6 million in claims for private psychiatric claims in 2022, a significant increase on the pre-pandemic figure of €66.5 million in 2019.

Jigsaw, the leading youth mental health charity, has warned that the double-whammy of lack of funding and increasing demand is contributing to Ireland’s mental health support services being more stretched than ever before.

Pieta, Ireland’s national suicide prevention charity, has released its annual report for last year, showing that during 2022 Pieta received over 99,000 crisis calls and texts, provided over 51,300 therapy hours free of charge and over 670 households were directly supported by Pieta’s Suicide Bereavement Liaison team.

The Government must acknowledge the changes needed in healthcare services and policies in all sectors if we are to truly care for, protect and discuss the mental health of Irish citizens.