Inchigeelagh man John Kelleher is walking Australia's remote Simpson Desert in August to raise money for better mental health support in rural and remote Australia

I was touched and taken aback with the support he has given to me in regards to men's health and wellbeing and getting the message out there to make the subject a priority.

Minister Harris needs to dispense with his spin doctors and make it more attractive for those of the medical variety to work here if he is to have any hope of resolving the very real problems at the coalface of healthcare.

A Social Democrat candidate in next month's local elections is calling for a broader range of healthcare facilities to be available in rural towns and has cited Macroom as an ideal town for such a facility.

BIM's recently-launched fishermen's health manual has been translated into five languages due to demand among Ireland's multicultural fishing industry workforce.

A CORK employee of Ireland's mental health regulator is encouraging people from across the county to attend a special open  event in The Metropole Hotel in Cork city tomorrow.

A West Cork farmer who helped start the conversation about mental health in the agricultural community is working hard to keep it in the spotlight in 2019.