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Mad Pride Ireland welcomes you to our website. We hope you will come to realise how perfectly normal it is to be mad.
Here's a live video of Sinead O'Connor who played a wonderful benefit gig for us at the Triskel Arts Centre in 2012.
Have A Hobby And Want To Show It Off Well Mad Pride Ireland Want To Hear From You
Mad Pride Ireland today sent out a call to the communities of Cork City and County to see if anyone with a hobby would like to take part in their new look flagship event on Sunday June 9th next. The Mad Pride Ireland Village Fair is taking place on Emmett Place from 1-5pm and is replacing the popular Mad Pride Family Fun Day. Hobbyists are being asked to contact Moray to register their interest in attending the event and showcasing their hobbies. Speaking on the new event David Mc Carthy said: We have had to move into the City this year because of works in Fitzgerald’s Park and it has [...]
The Protection Of Life In Pregnancy Bill 2013 And What It Means To Irish Mental Health
This past week has polarised Irish society around the abortion debate and when and if availability to a termination should be offered to Irish women. The politics of this has also come to the fore and has in the main centralised around the issue of suicide and suicide ideation in crisis pregnancy. The soundings from Fine Gael politicians and from others on the ‘so-called’ pro-life side has in my opinion shown the true lack of understanding of mental health and emotional distress across Irish society. The lack of trust in Irish women shows that misogyny is alive and well among a lot of men and women for that matter. This [...]
A New Approach To Suicide Prevention With People At Its Core
Mad Pride Ireland today launched a new independent fellowship based on the twelve step approach used by Alcoholics Anonymous to try and deal with the increasing incidence of suicide. Suicide Anonymous Ireland will host its first meeting at the SMA Public Community Centre Wilton in Cork on Friday April 5th at 8pm, and meetings will then be held there every Friday at 8pm. A website www.suicideanonymousireland.ie has also been launched that will inform people of meetings in their area and will give access to information how to start a meeting of your own and when and where meetings are being held in your area. David Mc Carthy of Mad Pride [...]
Open Letter To Minister Kathleen Lynch – Is It Time To Have A Real National Conversation On Mental Health In Ireland?
This is a serious question with serious intent and I am addressing it directly to you Minister Lynch. The time has come for us to sit down together as a nation and as equals and really talk about how we deal with mental health. We have all seen the numbers of suicides rising year on year, we are seeing more and more the association of serious crime and mental health issues and frankly I have had enough. I am calling on you Minister to hold an open conversation in the RDS at a time of your choosing where everyone who wants to take part will be given an opportunity to [...]
Mad Pride Ireland Benefit Gig With Crossbones At Crane Lane, Cork @ 6pm Friday 15th February
The Jazz band, Crossbones are kindly doing a charity gig for Mad Pride Ireland at Crane Lane on Friday 15th February @ 6pm. Finance is badly needed to keep us going so we’re all very grateful. Tickets are only €10 and you’ll get a free CD too. So why not come on down and support us. Crossbones are made up of some of Ireland’s brightest young talents on the Irish music scene. Boasting the unique line up of trombone & bass trombone, CROSSBONES offer a fresh perspective on jazz music. They will be performing their own original material. CROSSBONES offer a fresh perspective on jazz music. All of the compositions [...]
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