Ten ways to keep active at home during COVID-19 pandemic – Keeping active at home can help you to stay healthy, improve mood and reduce stress and anxiety

Regular physical activity is important for all of us to stay healthy during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to the Institute of Public Health. Staying physically active at home can help to maintain our physical health and reduce the feelings of stress and anxiety that are common at this time of heightened uncertainty. Guidelines recommend that […]

Psychology expert gives advice on coping with an ‘anxiety pandemic’

Acquired Brain Injury Ireland’s Principal Clinical Neuropsychologist Dr Brian Waldron shares expert advice on coping with COVID-19 and the ‘anxiety pandemic’ that threatens alongside the national health crisis. Last week on St. Patrick’s Day, the nation heard An Taoiseach Leo Varadkar refer to ‘fear as a virus in itself’ and he urged the public to […]

73% of Students say the cost of college causes them Anxiety or Stress

Before World Mental Health Day on the 10th October, the Union of Students in Ireland have released new survey results which show that 73.1% of students said the high cost of college causes them anxiety or stress. 95.3% of students think the cost of college is too high at €11,000 per year, and 72% of […]