Help
# help - Yesterday’s News
Column: In Ethiopia, ordinary Irish people doing extraordinary things in difficult circumstances
National Volunteering Week ends today. Here Donnacha Maguire, who is in Ethiopia, tells us about some of the work being done by Irish volunteers in the country.
# help - Sunday 12 May, 2013
Bangladesh disaster ‘could happen again’ – but can we help?
Oxfam says that about 90 per cent of high rise buildings in Dhaka, where last week’s tragic building collapse occurred, are not built even to local standards.
# help - Wednesday 8 May, 2013
Over 2,700 people sought help from Pieta House last year
Figures show that nearly 1,000 of those who contacted the suicide and self-harm crisis centre were aged between 25 and 44.
# help - Tuesday 30 April, 2013
Debt advice service sees people trying to cope ‘breaking down in tears’
New Beginning have organised free, debt advice seminars across Ireland.
# help - Monday 29 April, 2013
Column: Assisted suicide not permitted, but we still must find a humane path for these people
Today, seven judges from the Supreme Court dismissed an appeal by Marie Fleming, who had sought to be allowed an assisted suicide without the risk of prosecution for anyone who helped her, but where to next with this contentious debate, asks Dr Eimear Spain.
# help - Wednesday 24 April, 2013
Column: What Irish companies need to know about cyberbullies in the workplace
With new media comes new risks, writes Julie O’Neill who says many employers might not know they could be liable for statements made by their employees outside of working hours.
# help - Tuesday 23 April, 2013
Extract: The 5 emotional stages of debt
Determination, resolve and belief is what you need to overcome your debt problems, says financial expert Liam Croke who has some tips to help.
# help - Wednesday 17 April, 2013
Extract: I’m in massive negative equity and I may lose my home, but I won’t lose hope
Single Irish mother, Jillian Godsil, who tried to sell her Georgian mansion on YouTube, has documented her personal slide into insolvency in a new book, Does my Debt look big in this? Here she writes about debt and never giving up.
Column: Downtown Boston is a crime scene and I’m sitting in my office a few miles away
Having just moved to the US, Jan Schneider had planned to go watch the Boston Marathon. Luckily, other things came up and he never made it. Here’s his account of living in the aftermath of the Boston bombings.
# help - Tuesday 16 April, 2013
Extract: I’ve left prostitution behind me, but I worry how my history will impact on my child
From a textbook dysfunctional home life, educational disadvantage and adolescent homelessness, Rachel Moran was primed for life as a prostitute. Here she tells her story about the losses prostitution can bring and how those you love can be tarred with shame by association.
Column: Who’s next in line to be consumed by the European crisis?
While other countries are showing signs of difficulty, it’s Spain’s deterioration which could bring the euro crisis to its most dangerous point, writes Tom McDonnell, who asks where Europe goes from here?
# help - Saturday 13 April, 2013
Column: Should there be alcohol advertising in sport?
As a recovering alcoholic I should say that alcohol advertising and sponsorship has no place in sport, but I can’t: I know there are few options for sports clubs and I need my GAA club to stay open, writes an anonymous contributor.
# help - Friday 12 April, 2013
Column: 11 ways to handle your child’s first teen disco
Are the scare stories about teenage discos really true? Sheila O’Malley has some advice on how to navigate this rite of passage.
# help - Sunday 7 April, 2013
Column: Men can communicate, just not like women
Men are constantly criticised for ‘not talking’ but they simply communicate in a different way to women; if we want to tackle male suicide we need to tackle their self esteem first, writes Tony Moore.
# help - Friday 29 March, 2013
9 striking photos from some of the worst crises of the past 40 years
From famine in North Korea to the genocide in Rwanda, these photographs offer an insight into global crises – and how the world has dealt with them.
Column: Not enough has been done to uphold the spirit of the Good Friday Agreement
It’s true Northern Ireland has come a long way over the last fifteen years, but we cannot afford to hang the ‘mission accomplished’ banner over the peace process, writes David McCann.
# help - Friday 22 March, 2013
80% think counselling and psychotherapy should be regulated
The research also revealed that almost two thirds of people believe it is more acceptable to talk about their problems than it was in the past.
# help - Wednesday 20 March, 2013
10 tips to best help someone diagnosed with cancer
Being too positive can end up making people more miserable and make the situation worse.
# help - Tuesday 19 March, 2013
Column: Keeping my faith can be challenging at times, but it’s my safe haven
The choosing of a new pope has brought a positive feeling about the Roman Catholic Church and a sense of new beginnings, says Patricia McNally, who explains why her faith is so important to her.
Dundalk man Seán Watters missing for one week
Appeals for information have been issued by local gardaí.
# help - Saturday 16 March, 2013
Column: The idea my daughter would see me waste away was the worst aspect of my cancer
The clichés we take for granted like “life’s not a dress rehearsal” take on renewed meaning after you have survived cancer. This second chance is one I won’t be squandering, writes Tom Molloy.
# help - Saturday 2 March, 2013
Column: Social clauses should be in all state contracts to help people get back to work
The announcement that 400 of new Irish Water jobs are to be set aside for graduates, the unemployed and small businesses is welcome – but we should be doing this for all our large scale projects by including social inclusion clauses, writes John Lyons.
Domestic violence victims turned away 2,537 times in 2011 from overcrowded refuges
Calls from domestic violence services said: “It shouldn’t take days, weeks, months or sometimes years for a woman’s needs to be met.”
# help - Tuesday 19 February, 2013
‘All I want is to make Scotland proud’: Inspirational skipper Brown demands improvement
No matter what the challenge, flanker Kelly Browne is determined to meet it head on.
# help - Saturday 16 February, 2013
Column: Domestic violence is an issue we’re encouraged not to think about in Ireland
Following the horrendous Magdalene revelations, can we continue to pretend to ourselves that abuses aren’t happening right here and now in our society and in our homes, asks Paula McGovern.
# help - Friday 8 February, 2013
Column: ‘I was in work one day and diagnosed with cancer the next’
Being told you have a tumour can be a devastating shock, but there is no need to face the battle alone, says cancer survivor Sheila Hyde.
# help - Thursday 7 February, 2013
Column: Secrecy has led to shameful practices in Ireland – whistle-blower law is needed now
If the economic downturn has taught us anything, it is the importance of exposing systemic wrong doing, writes Louise Bayliss.
# help - Saturday 26 January, 2013
Aaron McKenna: Waiting 25 hours to be taken to hospital? It’s quite normal
Those with mental health problems do not deserve the indignities they suffer – but they have always been the poor relation in our system.
# help - Thursday 10 January, 2013
Column: Why shouldn’t there be ‘abortion on demand’?
The Government is desperate to avoid “abortion on demand”, writes Sarah McCarthy – but in reality, women should be trusted to make the choice.
# help - Sunday 6 January, 2013
Column: Why do we love reading books about the economic crisis?
All these critiques don’t spur us to action, writes Tom Boland, so why do we keep buying them?
# help - Thursday 27 December, 2012
Abuse counselling service extends hours until 6 January
Connect has fully-trained psychotherapists on hand to speak to adult victims of childhood abuse.
# help - Wednesday 26 December, 2012
Column: Look in on older neighbours over the holidays. It’s important.
Older people are a wealth of information, knowledge and experience, writes Seán Moynihan – so why not stop in on a neighbour over the Christmas break?
# help - Tuesday 25 December, 2012
My Christmas Day: ‘It’s just another day on the street for me’
‘Mike’ has no home to go to this Christmas. He describes what life is like on the streets – and how common death is.
# help - Saturday 22 December, 2012
Column: Christmas is a tough time with depression. Here’s what I’m doing about it.
Garry Williams has never liked Christmas – but this year, he writes, it will be different.
# help - Wednesday 19 December, 2012
One in every six calls to Samaritans were recession-related
This was the busiest year yet for Samaritans, with longer calls to their helpline and more face-to-face contact at its branches.
# help - Monday 17 December, 2012
Fears that cancer patients may skip chemo over financial problems
The Irish Cancer Society has said that it has seen a rise in people applying to its Financial Aid Scheme in the past year.
# help - Friday 7 December, 2012
Column: Four years of crisis, and still no clear deal on mortgage debt
The failings of Government to take simple steps to help mortgage holders has caused further damage – and the Insolvency Bill is by no means our saviour, writes David Hall.
# help - Thursday 6 December, 2012
SVP expects 100,000 requests for assistance before Christmas
St Vincent De Paul said it is worried yesterday’s budget will put added pressure on the charity during the festive season.
# help - Tuesday 6 November, 2012
“We want to remove the stigma”, says founder of new soup kitchens
Oliver Williams wanted to ‘give back’ after receiving help as a teenager in London – now he has opened two Twist soup kitchens in Ireland.
# help - Sunday 28 October, 2012
Column: Once cancer has touched your life, nothing will ever be the same
Breast cancer survivor Marie Ennis-O’Connor says living past cancer is more complicated than simply being disease free.
Most Popular
Most viewed articles in the past 24 hours
Most Commented
Most commented articles in the past 3 days
News in Photos
News in Video
Download our app
Most Popular Today
|
1
|
Bookie to refund bets on Ryan Dolan: ‘He didn’t deserve to finish last’ |
|
2
|
Cyclist in his 80s dies after being struck by car |
|
3
|
Student accidentally shot dead by police while aiming for burglar |
|
1
|
Big-brand logos that you should look more closely at |
|
2
|
500 million searches a day are for things Google has never heard of |
|
3
|
Yahoo! approves deal to buy Tumblr in $1.1bn takeover – report |
Trending Tags
About Us
Corrections
Content copyright © Journal Media Ltd. 2013
Registered in Dublin, registration number: 483623.
Registered office: 3rd floor, Latin Hall, Golden Lane, Dublin 8.
Please note that TheJournal.ie uses cookies to improve your experience and to provide services and advertising. For more information on cookies please refer to our cookies policy.
News images provided by Press Association and Photocall Ireland unless otherwise stated. Irish sport images provided by Inpho Photography unless otherwise stated. Wire service provided by Associated Press.
Journal Media does not control and is not responsible for user created content, posts, comments, submissions or preferences. Users are reminded that they are fully responsible for their own created content and their own posts, comments and submissions and fully and effectively warrant and indemnify Journal Media in relation to such content and their ability to make such content, posts, comments and submissions available. Journal Media does not control and is not responsible for the content of external websites.
Sites: TheJournal.ie | BusinessETC.ie | TheScore.ie | DailyEdge.ie | Boards.ie | Adverts.ie | Daft.ie
