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THIS WEEK ‘UPBEAT On Air’ pop-up radio station will bring 75 hours of live music and chat dedicated to promoting positive mental health.
Launching yesterday from St Patrick’s Mental Health Services, the station will be broadcast live all this week for Mental Health Awareness Week.
A number of well-known household names have got behind the initiative, including Rick O’Shea, Shay Byrne and Nikki Hayes.
The aim of the radio station is to promote positive mental health throughout Ireland by playing upbeat music, as well as starting an open and frank discussion about mental health issues.
Starting the conversation
Speaking at the launch yesterday, Paul Gilligan, CEO of St Patrick’s Mental Health Services said they hope that ‘Upbeat On Air’ will get people talking about the importance of mental health and it might make some steps towards removing the stigma often associated with mental health.
The importance of seeking support and professional advice at an early stage, to deal with mental health issues, cannot be emphasised enough. Very often people can be afraid to take the first courageous steps towards recovery.
Listeners can tune in to ‘Upbeat on Air’ on 99.5fm and online at www.upbeat.ie all this week from 7am till 10pm.
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The Rock or Cashel isn’t a castle. It’s a collection of ecclesiastic buildings.
@The Shape: that would be an ecumenical matter.
@The Shape: Try saying “castle” after 4 or 5 pints and the similarity will become obvious. Some great 4th options!
@Paddy Reid: Yes
Such beautiful, unique buildings. Lucky to have these pictures in the past that other country’s simply don’t have.
@Lad: There are amazing castles everywhere. Not just in Ireland.
@Jonathan Baum: did you see many while you were in New York? Or the US in general for that matter..
@Lad: Disney one is gorge
@Jonathan Baum: North America has no castles so that’s just not true.
@Green Lentils: and belvedere in central park
@Jen: didnt know the USA was the only other country in the world. Theres castles all over Europe.
@Lad: To be fair, they kept invaders from being attacked and expelled, so there’s that.
Cissebawn castle where Mountbatten lived is fantastic to look at.
Cork has the most castles (within a county) in Ireland and Britain. I hardly have Blarney in the top ten in Cork never mind nationally.
@Padraig: You’re kidding, right? Out of all the castles in Cork you wouldn’t think of the Blarney Castle?!
@Carol C. is Social Distancing from You: It’s nothing special was my point. A lot more are far nicer.
@Padraig: how come they are not popular like Blarney, surely we would have heard of them , most of Americans know blarney castle
@Padraig: nothing special? Jog on…
You scored 4 out of 10!
Ewe must be joking
Baaaaaad!
Lol I’m brutal
How on earth can you describe Ashford Castle as being in the north west of Ireland?
@Caoimhín Ó Seanáin:
it’s in mayo that’s the northwest.
9/10 and some teachers said I would amount to nothing… Where are ye now!!! I got 9 out of 10…
DOH! 9 out of 10 got the last one wrong!
@Connoroconner: Ditto,but got Ballymoon Ballymote question wrong,never heard of any of the four
@Larry Betts: Ballymoon is a fantastic castle. It’s in Carlow. Was never even finished.
@The Shape: Thanks, would like to visit it. I went to see Carlow Castle but didn’t know there were better remaining ones in Carlow.
@Larry Betts: Those caught me out too. I only scored 6.
*Markree Castle
@Caoimhín Ó Seanáin: most gorgeous castle ever…
Getting stuck for stuff on here
10 out of 10. That coffee table book on Castles let something seep in apparently.
@Simon Power: did you ever read the coffee table book about coffee tables?
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