Rural Life
Study highlights suicide risk among older male farmers
Older male farmers in Ireland appear to have the highest suicide risk, when compared to non-farmer males of same ages,...
Suicide
Rural Life
Meath Macra's 'Parade of Light' provides a beacon of hope
Meath Macra na Feirme will host its annual Parade of Light tractor run again on Saturday, January 13 at 6.00a.m....
Rural Life
Charity launches free community crisis response service
The Make the Moove charity has launched a new free service for communities that have been impacted by tragedies. The...
Rural Life
Community rallies around bereaved family with tractor run
A tractor run in aid of a family bereaved by suicide will take place from Whitegate GAA grounds in east...
Rural Life
'Rev For Trev' tractor run remembers young farmer
‘Rev For Trev’, a tractor run to raise funds for Pieta House and Teac Tom, will be held on May...
Rural Life
SOSAD urges people struggling with their mental health to reach out for help
A woman from a farming background in Co. Laois, who is involved in the opening of the SOSAD (Save our...
Rural Life
'Never be a prisoner to fears and thoughts of the mind'
“Never be a prisoner to the fears and thoughts of the mind and while life is tough, never be afraid...
Rural Life
Increase in numbers seeking counselling support
The easing of lockdown restrictions saw an increase in the number of people of all ages seeking counselling support from...
Rural Life
Online gambling, bullying and loneliness a 'cruel reality'
Online gambling addiction; women being bullied in the workplace by younger women; and rural isolation are part of the cruel...
Rural Life
Farm tragedy: Bertie opens up about his grandfather's suicide
Former Taoiseach Bertie Ahern recently opened up about his grandfather committing suicide on the RTE One programme Who Do You...
Rural Life
How a family tragedy prompted a Donegal woman to get behind Darkness into Light
A Donegal woman who lost her brother tragically to suicide has plans to run wellness events on her farm and...
Rural Life
'We need to tackle the stigma that leads people to the doors of Pieta House'
Individually, we all need to tackle the stigma that leads people to the doors of Pieta House, Brian Higgins the...
Agri Politics
Farming and forestry have the highest suicide rates - Study finds
Those working in the farming, fishing, and forestry occupational group in the have the highest rate of suicide, a new...
Rural Life
'I'd often sit in the jeep for hours. I just wanted to end my life' - One farmer's struggle with mental illness
Mental illness – it is no different than any other illness and people suffering from it should seek help, according...