43 h. ago Mental Health Awareness Group brings journey to conclusion a decade on

What started in grief over a decade ago ended with quiet dignity recently when the members of a GAA-inspired mental health support group in South Galway wrapped up their work by handing over a sizeable cheque to the West of Ireland Suicide Research Alliance. The Gort & South Galway Mental Health Awareness & Support Group […] The post Mental Health Awareness Group brings journey to conclusion a decade on appeared first on Connacht Tribune - Galway City Tribune.

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50 h. ago Leading Irish drug dealer with ‘Family’ gang arrested in anti

Man (40s) suspected of leading the Family drug gang, with operations in Ireland and Spain, arrested as he tried to leave Republic

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50 h. ago Leading Irish drug dealer with ‘Family’ gang arrested at Dublin Airport

Man (40s) suspected of leading the Family drug gang, with operations in Ireland and Spain, arrested as he tried to leave Republic

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67 h. ago Blindboy: ‘I’ve been called a pr**k every day for 20 years by a stranger. It chips away’

The podcaster Blindboy Boatclub on autism, social media and mental health

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4 d. ago George Nkencho inquest: Emergency workers describe arriving on scene to find him in ‘critical condition’

Hospital’s resuscitation attempts continued for 17 minutes before 27-year-old declared dead

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5 d. ago Taser deployed four times before fatal shooting of George Nkencho, inquest hears

The former head of the firearms training unit at the Garda College in Templemore, Co Tipperary, Sergeant James Ryan, provided a detailed analysis of the deployment of tasers by two ASU officers during the fatal incident.

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6 d. ago Garda who fired fatal shots that killed George Nkencho says shots were 'proportionate'

The witness told the inquest he believed his use of his firearm to discharge six shots was “necessary” and “proportionate”

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6 d. ago Garda who fired the shots that killed George Nkencho gives evidence at inquest

The witness told the inquest into the deceased’s death that he believed his use of his Heckler & Koch MP7 firearm to discharge six shots was “necessary” and “proportionate.”

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6 d. ago Garda who shot and killed George Nkencho felt he had no other option, inquest hears

Garda A told the sixth day of the inquest at Dublin District Coroner’s Court that he justified his use of lethal force because he feared for his life after Mr Nkencho lunged at him with a knife at close quarters.

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6 d. ago Garda who shot George Nkencho says it was ‘absolutely necessary to use lethal force’

Firearms officer tells inquest he expected Nkencho would ‘fall over injured’ when first shot, but he kept advancing with a knife

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6 d. ago Garda who shot George Nkencho tells court they believed they would be killed

Garda who shot George Nkencho tells court they believed they would be killed  dublinlive.ie

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6 d. ago George Nkencho continued to ‘swing wildly with knife’ after being shot, inquest hears

George Nkencho continued to ‘swing wildly with knife’ after being shot, inquest hears  dublinlive.ie

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7 d. ago Gardaí tell George Nkencho inquest that they feared for their lives when he pulled out a knife

George Nkencho’s sister said gardaí had previously been contacted over his mental health, as evidence continues into his fatal shooting in 2020.

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7 d. ago ‘There is a way out of the darkness’ – Majella finds hope after psychiatric hospital stay

Mental health advocate Majella O’Donnell has urged people never to hesitate to tell others when they need help. Having lived… The post ‘There is a way out of the darkness’ – Majella finds hope after psychiatric hospital stay appeared first on Donegal Daily.

Science

7 d. ago Sister says she tried to tell gardaí George Nkencho had mental health issues

Gloria Nkencho said that gardai outside her home either ‘did not listen or hear me’ as she tried to tell them her brother had mental health issues.

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7 d. ago George Nkencho was hearing voices and believed family were trying to harm him, inquest told

His sister said gardaí had previously been contacted over his mental health, as evidence continues into his fatal shooting in 2020.

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7 d. ago Targeted youth mental health support must stand apart from wellbeing help – Esri

The Economic and Social Research Institute’s report says worsening mental health and wellbeing among children and young people is a ‘growing burden’.

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8 d. ago Family of man whose remains went unidentified for 13 months meet Garda Ombudsman

Jim O’Neill’s father hopes lessons will be learned from errors that led to nine forms of ID being missed in postmortem

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1 week ago George Nkencho’s brother says two gardaí visited in weeks leading to fatal shooting

Witnesses describe build up and shooting on morning of December 30th, 2020

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1 week ago Efforts to tell Garda that George Nkencho had mental health issues were 'shut down', inquest hears

Video footage of the fatal shooting was shown to the jury

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