ON AIR EMERGENCY Iain Lee ‘overwhelmed’ with support after saving man who revealed suicide bid live on air.

IAIN Lee says he’s been “overwhelmed” with support after he saved a man’s hostess live on TalkRadio.The caller, known only as Chris, phoned in and told Iain he had taken an overdose and was lying in the street dying. Iain, 45, kept the man on the phone and talked to him for 30 minutes while paramedics rushed to help him. Chris was eventually discovered by a police officer who had been given a location and description of the man by Iain's producer.

Man trolls his mum each year with his personalised Christmas card after she asked him to ‘sober up’.

Sending your own personalized Christmas cards is a nice idea, but sometimes it can be tricky to come up with something original.

New Jersey Athlete Forced to Cut His Long Dreadlocks, Spark Racist Debates; people Share the Importance of Their Hair.

A video of a New Jersey wrestler who was forced to cut off his dreadlocks minutes before his match after a referee refused to let him compete with a helmet has drawn much anger on social media platforms. 

Expert tips for parents who discover that their teenager drinks alcohol.

Dr Gerry McCarney is a Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist. The HSE booklet, Alcohol and Drugs: A Parents’ Guide www.askaboutalcohol.ie also contains information on what to do if you think your child is taking drugs, how to handle resistance, your guide to parties, building resilience and handling emergency situations. ALCOHOL IS SO normalised in our society that we sometimes forget that supplying alcohol to someone under 18 without their parents’ permission is against the law. Christmas or not, giving drink to children is not just against the law it’s damaging to their developing bodies and brains. 

Mind yourself this Christmas: How to care for your mental health during the festive period.

CHRISTMAS TIME CAN be an incredibly stressful time for many people. Between the family members you only see once a year, the financial pressures and the feeling that you have too much to do and not enough time to do it in, December can be a particularly difficult time. It’s not unusual for someone living with a mental health condition to feel a bit overwhelmed by the festivities. It’s also not all that unusual for people without one to feel overwhelmed either.