Older teen girls at more risk of internalising mental health issues – ESRI study
Financial difficulties, lone parenting, chronic illness, special needs factored as being of risk
Exposure to persistent road traffic noise may impact on ‘executive function’, report finds
Researchers say more work is required to establish extent to which older people are impacted
Why do green spaces matter? Think quality and not just size, says ESRI
Planners ‘might reasonably ask how much green space is enough’
Hooking up in a modern world: ‘Is a smile enough’ to convey consent?
Consent, pornography, #MeToo, asexuality – the sexual landscape has changed significantly
Young people who discuss sex with their parents more likely to use contraception
ESRI and HSE study finds many teens are not getting advice on sex from their parents
People living alone most vulnerable to poverty in retirement
ESRI study suggests policymakers need to look beyond simple cash income in determining the financial wellbeing of pensioners
One in five 17-year-olds are ‘unhealthy smokers and drinkers’ - ESRI report
A further 36 per cent of adolescents have poor diets and worst level of physical activity
Better grades mean bigger salaries - just not for girls
In 2015 the overall gap in pay stood at 13.9%. It had risen to 14.4% in 2017. But why?
Rugby stars line out with Focus Ireland to take on homelessness
CJ Stander: ‘Whatever we can do to help, even just to get someone out of the cold’
Pension savers struggle to understand their sums
ESRI research points to problems that undermine successful saving for retirement
Older people with sea views may have ‘significantly lower risk of depression’
ESRI study examines separate effects of proximity to coast and sea views with mental health impact
Aviation safety chief Eamonn Brennan to take European role
Eurocontrol appoints head of Republic’s airline regulator as director general
Over-50s granted a medical card go to their GP more often
Gaining full medical or GP-visit card is associated with an extra 1.3 GP visits a year among over-50s
Quinns demand letters between Lenihan and Anglo
Family of bankrupt ex-billionaire wants Drumm email password broken
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