Outsider Tornado Flyer registers shock King George success for Mullins
Ferny Hollow claims Leopardstown feature for top trainer while Master McShee seals fairytale Grade One win for Corkery in Limerick
Ambulance service alerted to help over 400, say mental health group
Service contacted following engagment with organisation SpunOut’s text messaging aid
TikTok sets up European council to advise on content moderation policies
Among the nine-member group is Ian Power, the chief executive of not-for-profit company Community Creations
Ireland’s teenage pariahs: ‘We are really at breaking point now’
‘The constant narrative that it’s us that’s the problem is really really hard,’ they say
Forced retirement in private sector faces Pension Commission review
Former Revenue chairwoman Josephine Feehily will head review on state pension age and related issues
Crisis Text Line launches 24-hour mental health service
HSE-funded 24-hour texting service moves from pilot stage to countrywide rollout
Shops selling marijuana open in Canada as drug is legalised
Biggest cities including Toronto and Vancouver will have no weed stores for time being
Pat Kenny, moral terror and a granny's moustache
Moralising, outrage and upset erupted from all sides this week following the announcement that sexuality education is to have a much-needed overhaul
The digital age of consent should be 13
Curtailing the rights of young people online will not make the internet safer
FBD launches €2.5m rebrand to win new business
Irish insurer begins major advertising campaign after years of restructuring and downsizing
Mental health taskforce will seek to help young people
Ombudsman for Children Niall Muldoon hopes initiative will make a ‘real difference’
Taoiseach expected to announce election date on Tuesday
Thursday polling date would prevent many young people from voting, says NYCI
Many young get health advice from social media - study
Online groups helping to reduce isolation for those living with chronic conditions
Suicide and schools: it’s okay to talk about it
A new national suicide strategy to tackle mental health in schools is a step forward, but experts say there is an urgent need for dedicated counselling services
First days in college: Students tell what it was like for them and give a few words of advice
Third-level can be a defining stage of your life. How can you make the most of all the possibilities and experiences college offers? Those who have been there and done it offer some insights
New board for under-fire National College of Art and Design
Audited accounts up to the end of 2012 have now been presented to C&AG, says college
Why young voters mobilised for same sex marriage
Catherine Healy on why Ireland’s young people mobilised for marriage equality
TV3 bids to rule the soap world with ‘Red Rock’
A 90-second ad for the new soap opera, soundtracked by Lorde, will debut on Friday
A new dawn for TV3 as it goes on the counterattack
Broadcaster says it is ‘feeling good’ about new shows and time-shift channel
The Guarantee: the unmaking of modern Ireland
‘A bleak portrait of the end of a pocket empire’. Writer Colin Murphy and producer John Kelleher tell Donald Clarke about bringing the story of the most expensive bank bailout in history to the big screen
‘Cinderella’ Ireland stars in bank guarantee film
Based on the play by Colin Murphy, ‘The Guarantee’ goes into production this month
How to talk to teenagers about sex
Young people want more information about sex and relationships, and it’s up to parents and teachers to find a way to give it to them
Sex on the syllabus: what are our children taught?
Agendas, truths and lies: do students get unbiased information? This series on sex education explores who teaches it and what young people want to know
Slane sex act photos: a salutary lesson of how social media can exploit and abuse
Experts say more awareness needed of consequences of sharing material online
Sharers of Slane sex act photo 'just as bad' as uploader, group says
Spunout.ie says it is not acceptable to deprive a person of their privacy
Nearly 60% of special needs assistants assaulted by pupils, conference told
School managers see such attacks as ‘part of the job’, says Impact official
State funding for Spun Out article on threesomes not ‘appropriate’, says Reilly
HSE asks group to consider ‘tone’ of article
There’s no place like home: the young Irish who are happy to be here
On the eve of St Patrick’s Day, meet the young Irish people refusing to board the bandwagon of gloom. Buzzing with ideas and enthusiasm, they are building careers, gaining new skills and starting companies in a country they believe is full of potential. For these young Irish, despite everything, there’s no place like home
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