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FARMERS VULNERABLE TO MENTAL HEALTH STIGMA
Posted on June 21, 2010 by Alan Kelly
I am calling for a greater support system to be made available to farmers after a new study found that 57% of Irish farmers surveyed would not want others to know if they had a mental health problem
The results were found in the ‘Public Attitudes Towards Mental Health Problems’ survey, commissioned for the new mental health stigma and discrimination reduction campaign, See Change.
These figures indicate there is a still a very real stigma attached to mental health issues among Irish males and in particular those working in the agriculture sector.
For too long, Irish men have been afraid to discuss mental health, choosing to keep it behind closed doors.
Permanent link | Categories: Agriculture • Health • Alan Kelly • Labour • MEP • Farmers • mental health • stigma • See Change • survey • rural • agriculture
Nenagh A&E The End
Posted on April 06, 2009 by Alan Kelly
Today begun with the first debate of the European campaign. The debate took place in Limerick 95s studio and was attended by four of the candidates including myself. It was an eventful day after that and this evening was quite a sad one for me as the doors of Nenagh Hospital closed at 8pm. From now on the HSE intend to transfer all self admitted A&E patients to Limerick Regional.
Permanent link | Categories: Health • Health • Nenagh Hospital • Limerick • Clare • Ennis
Campaign Launch Limerick - Kemmy endorses Kelly!
Posted on April 03, 2009 by Alan Kelly
Today we formally launched my campaign in Limerick and I was delighted to have my party leader Emaon Gilmore there. It was also attended by Jan O'Sullivan TD, as well as a host of Cllrs and local candidates. I was delighted also to have a number of the Kemmy family present as well to show their support.
Permanent link | Categories: Arts Sport & Tourism • Education • Enterprise Trade & Employment • Health • Limerick • Joe Kemmy • Jan O Sullivan • Joe Leddin • Thomas Hannon • Mid West. Limerick • North Tipp • North Kerry • Joe Kemmy • Jim Kemmy • Tom Shortt • Ginger McLoughlin
Nenagh Hospital A&E Vigil
Posted on March 30, 2009 by Alan Kelly
Tonight members of the Nenagh Hospital Action Group (NHAG) began a Vigil for one hour outside Nenagh Hospital. This Vigil will take place every night from 7-8pm to protest at the imminent closure of the 24 hour A&E. As of now, we are of the understanding that the A&E will close next Monday, April 6th. That would simply be disgraceful.
Here we have a large, widely dispersed, geographical area in North Tipperary that will be left without a local A&E from 8pm to 8am. Yet there is no strategy for how the ambulance services are going to be run how this will work with local doctors, how Limerick Regional Hospital is going to seal with the extra patients etc.
Permanent link | Categories: Health • Health • Harney • North Tipperary • Mid West • Limerick • Ennis
National Conference 09
Posted on March 27, 2009 by Alan Kelly
Our National Conference was held over the weekend in Mullingar or 'Penrose' country as we like to call it after our local TD there. It was an excellent conference and I was highly impressed by the volume of new and young people I met at it. It was also a confernece that showed that my party is the party of values. Values that have stood the test of time and are more relevant now than ever before.
It was also a conference of ideas. So many motions were excellently researched and showed that there is a bright future out there if we could just as a country invest in our own creativity and capacity.
Permanent link | Categories: Arts Sport & Tourism • Enterprise Trade & Employment • Finance • Health • Martin Schulz • Eamon Gilmore • Conference • Mullingar • Willie Penrose
The Fight For Nenagh Hospital Goes On
Posted on March 17, 2009 by Alan Kelly
Yesterday we continued the fight for the retention of services in the Mid West Acute services with a protest outside the Mid West Regional Hospital in Dooradoyle. Here we gathered with the Ennis Action Group to protest at the imt closure of the A&E's in both Nenagh and Ennis,. It is planned to take away their 24 hour status from Apil 6th.
Permanent link | Categories: Health • Health • Nenagh Hospital • Limerick • Mid West • Ennis
The Fight For Mallow Hospital
Posted on March 14, 2009 by Alan Kelly
On Thursday I was in Mallow and was greated by the Mayor of the town, James Kennedy. James is a sound fella and was really helpful to me. I even got the official Mallow tie pin! We canvassed the town with some of the local members and the reception was good. Mallow is a very strong Labour town, given the Sherlock tradition. It slso has many great local activists and Cllr. Jerry Mullally has always been very helpful to me.
Permanent link | Categories: Health • Health • Mallow • Nenagh • Hospital • Sean Sherlock • Jerry Mulally • James Kennedy
Campaigning for South Tipperary General
Posted on March 10, 2009 by Alan Kelly
Last night I attended the rally in Clonmel to maintain the services of South Tipp General Hospital. It was deja vu for me after being so heavily involved in the campaign in Nenagh. There was a large turnout at the meeting and I addressed the crowd about what I thought the HSE's plans were.
Permanent link | Categories: Health • Phil Prendergast • Tipperary • Health • Darren Ryan • Gabrielle Egan
Campaigning in Waterford
Posted on March 01, 2009 by Alan Kelly
I spent last Saturday in Waterford on the campaign trail. I was joined by my colleagues Brian O'Shea T.D, Mayor Jack Walsh and Cllr. Seamus Ryan. We campaigned throughout Waterford again and and got a great reception.
The Cllrs in Waterford are excellent and very popular as is Brian O'Shea, who has been a fantastic servant to the people of Waterford. I have the height of admiration for him.
Permanent link | Categories: Education • Enterprise Trade & Employment • Health • Brian OShean • Seamus Ryan • Jack Walsh • Waterford • WIT • Health
Nenagh Hospital Protest
Posted on February 21, 2009 by Alan Kelly
On Saturday (Feb 21st), we had a very successful protest march in favour of maintaining the services in our local hospital.
I was particularly delighted to welcome Labour leader Eamon Gilmore to the march and rally. Also present was our health spokesperson Jan O'Sullivan and a large Labour presence as usual.
The rally went excellently and a short video of the proceedings can be seen here http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T2EECART6G0
Permanent link | Categories: Health • Eamon Gilmore • Jan OSullivan • Health
