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Updated 11pm
A CALL MADE at the funeral mass of the three O’Driscoll brothers in Cork for increased efforts to help those experiencing mental health difficulties – in particular young men – has been welcomed by mental health organisations.
There has also been an increase in the number of people contacting helplines in the wake of the suspected murder-suicide in Charleville last week.
In his homily, Father Tom Naughton said that their deaths emphasise the need for young adults to communicate any personal difficulties they might be experiencing.
He said:
If these days have taught us anything at all, they challenge us to continue and to increase our efforts to understand and to assist, specially young males, to communicate the darkness that seems to be increasingly troubling young minds and hearts.
“It is possible that we have never had more activities and recreations, all sorts of noises and acquaintances around us yet, at the same time, it seems that never have people been so lonely and lonesome.
“Why is this the case and what must we do to regain the simple joy of a serene and peaceful mind?”
Speaking to TheJournal.ie, CEO of Console Paul Kelly noted the high rates of suicide in Ireland among young men, and said there was a cultural stigma still attached to coming forward with mental health issues.
“Young men often see it as a weakness. We see it as a strength,” Kelly said.
No one has to suffer in silence. We all go through tough times or crises, it’s part of who we are. They can call a helpline like Console, or ask a friend for a quick chat.
Kelly added that friends can sometimes take the first step by initiating this conversation if they suspect the person is having difficulties.
He also noted that there has been an increase in the number of people contacting Console in the wake of the deaths last week.
“We’ve had people concerned about their friends, or teachers concerned about their pupils,” Kelly explained, “We’ve had a quite a number of parents calling us with any number of concerns.”
We would encourage the increase in callers, we see that as being positive.
Helplines
Samaritans 116 123 or email jo@samaritans.org
Console 1800 247 247 – (suicide prevention, self-harm, bereavement)
Aware 1890 303 302 (depression anxiety)
Pieta House 01 601 0000 or email mary@pieta.ie - (suicide, self-harm, bereavement)
Teen-Line Ireland 1800 833 634 (for ages 13 to 19)
Childline 1800 66 66 66 (for under 18s)
All offset against increased Bord Gais,Eircom,transport,home and health insurance
This cost of living study takes all of those into account. Unless Mercer are completely incompetent.
Are they serious? Food, booze, energy, mortgages etc, all still bloody expensive!
Food is not actually that expensive, one trip to Lidl per week fills my cupboard for under €30. That’s food, drink, lunches, dinners, the lot. As for booze, it’s a luxury (which I quite enjoy), but as a luxury the price depends on supply and demand.
And tax….
The price of a luxury depends on supply, demand and tax folks…
Would you not shop in an Irish supermarket?? I get that Lidl and Aldi are great if you have a big family and that they employ Irish staff, but most of what they sell are imports and the profits go back to their German headquarters.
Do a weekly shop in Superquinn and you’ll find it sore when you sit down for a couple of days.
Just aswell we have Dunnes and Supervalue so!
Ann, you obviously don’t realize that Lidl and Aldi actually source far more products in Ireland than many competitors such as Tesco and Dunnes. Much of the fresh produce is sourced from Irish farms, and packaged meats, sausages etc are often of Irish origin.
Not anywhere near where I live Ann, I’m afraid.
A pint is still obscenely expensive.
That’s the only thing that matters.
paying 8 euros for a pint of plain here in sweden : (
Probably reflective of the drop in wages, jobs etc while the same time the rise in taxation and charges. I bet its still as expensive live in for the people who work, live and survive in
Increases in taxes and charges would increase the cost of living, so I’m not exactly sure what you are trying to say.
Good its an overpriced dump anywya
Typical ignorant culchie comment.
What a parochial, low-life comment.
Those who gave the thumbs down were annoyed at not knowing what parochial means!
From the link:
Two main factors determine a city’s position in Mercer’s Cost of Living rankings:
the relative strength of the relevant currency against the US dollar in the 12 months between ranking (March 2011 to March 2012 in this case); and
price movements over the 12 month-period compared to those in New York City as the base.
So the weakening of the euro in relation to the dollar is a contributing factor as well.
In fact, again according to the link “Most European cities drop in the ranking” except for Geneva in Switzerland which is non Euro. Since this is a comparative study it doesn’t really show if the cost of living has fallen in Ireland, only that it has fallen in comparison to other places. This while the Dublin Chamber of Commerce are right in saying that the city is gaining competitiveness, it is not actually because of anything we have done.
So rather then the headline saying that the cost of living has fallen in Dublin, it should really say that the cost of visiting Dublin has fallen if you are coming from outside the Eurozone. Which is good in itself, but means little to those of us who do not make our living from tourist related activities.
That is exactly the point I was making earlier on which seems to have gone over the heads of some of the readers
I found temple bar very expensive on little womens xmas, me and the girls could barely pay for the taxi
It’s where all the tourists and their wallets go. What did you expect?
This is a US ex-patriate focused survey. It uses New York and the US dollar as a base. New York is 33rd on this list. If you were a resident of New York now and had to move to Dublin, which is #72, you would find that the overall cost of living is lower in Dublin than it is in New York, whereas if you moved to Tokyo you would feel the pain.
Maybe if you are visiting. Energy, communications and insurance are robbery.
That can’t be right! I haven’t been this broke since I was 16!
Moscow is not a city in Europe -,-
it is, you know
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