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Eurovision winners deny doing cocaine in the Green Room

Footage of Måneskin singer Thomas Raggi went viral last night.

MEMBERS OF THE band that won the Eurovision Song Contest last night have strongly denied doing drugs in the Green Room at the event.

Footage of Måneskin singer Damiano David has gone viral, with some people insinuating he snorted a line of cocaine.

David was asked about the clip at a press conference after the contest and said the allegation was completely false, telling reporters “I don’t do drugs”.

David said he was in fact cleaning up a broken glass. He has offered to take a drug test.

The European Broadcasting Union has released a statement this afternoon which said the organisation is “aware of the speculation surrounding the video clip”.

“The band have strongly refuted the allegations of drug use and the singer in question will take a voluntary drug test after arriving home. This was requested by them last night but could not be immediately organized by the EBU.

“The band, their management and head of delegation have informed us that no drugs were present in the Green Room and explained that a glass was broken at their table and it was being cleared by the singer.

“The EBU can confirm broken glass was found after an on site check. We are still looking at footage carefully and will update with further information in due course.”

Måneskin, a rock group from Rome, pipped France and Switzerland to clinch the main prize for Italy last night with their song Zitti E Buoni.

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    Mute Thomas Maher
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    May 15th 2017, 9:48 AM

    There’s more than a good chance that 58%. Of people don’t realise they are already working with, friends with people, with mental health issues.
    It’s people’s general ignorance of mental health is the problem.

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    Mute Jun Stone
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    May 15th 2017, 12:52 PM

    @Thomas Maher: I worked with someone with serious mental health issues, was a complete nightmare, she shouldn’t have been at work but was a single mother so had to be there. In the beginning I felt really sorry for her but she would just walk out and leave me to deal with patients on my own in a very serious area. I know it wasn’t her fault and she shouldn’t have been at work, but it’s not an experience I’d like to repeat to be honest.

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    May 15th 2017, 3:50 PM

    @Thomas Maher: and perhaps ignorance of their own mental health issues

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    May 15th 2017, 7:25 PM

    @Jun Stone: Personally Jun I’d blame the organisation you worked for they should have provided supports for your collage and yourself.

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    Mute Marcia Craine
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    May 15th 2017, 9:39 AM

    Jeez there’s a lot of work to do here. And the irony is, the people who say they wouldn’t talk to someone with a mental health issue probably have one themselves, or have it in the family, and just are not aware of it.

    Awareness is what this is about. Just because you can’t see it doesn’t mean it’s not real, or doesn’t exist.

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    Mute Gillian Weir Scully
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    May 15th 2017, 10:01 AM

    What if someone with mental Heath issues is normal and we are all coping with life and that makes us feel different and so not normal. What if 95% of us are normal with our mental health issues?

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    May 15th 2017, 1:45 PM

    @Gillian Weir Scully: Hi Gillian, what do you mean? Just curious.

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    May 15th 2017, 2:35 PM

    @Gillian Weir Scully: What is the whole notion of “mental health” was simply a Western mindset to capitilise and profit off… Most the world over its called suffering, and everyone is subject to it

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    May 15th 2017, 3:32 PM

    @UpThereAndHereAsWell: @UpThereAndHereAsWell: Yes, definitely everyone is subject to suffering, but some people can’t cope and need help. I’m sure you both mean no harm but this thread sounds a bit like ‘Just get on with things- everyone is suffering’. I know it’s really tricky to be inclusive and also to encourage people to feel like they can put their hands up and ask for extra help if they are extra-not coping. I guess that’s the conversation society needs to have. ‘Everyone suffers from mental health problems’ may be a true and honest message, but on its own it’s actually quite dangerous.

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    May 15th 2017, 3:38 PM

    @UpThereAndHereAsWell: Yes, definitely everyone is subject to suffering, but some people can’t cope and need help. I’m sure you both mean no harm but this thread sounds a bit like ‘Just get on with things- everyone is suffering’. I know it’s really tricky to be inclusive and also to encourage people to feel like they can put their hands up and ask for extra help if they are extra-not coping. I guess that’s the conversation society needs to have. ‘Everyone suffers from mental health problems’ may be a true and honest message, but on its own it’s actually quite dangerous.

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    Mute Gillian Weir Scully
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    May 16th 2017, 8:39 AM

    @Thomas John Whyte: hi Thomas. I suppose what I was trying to say was that I was wondering if that the percent of mental health issues was so high that someone with issues is normal. The person with no issues is unusual or abnormal?

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    May 16th 2017, 8:46 AM

    @Thomas John Whyte: ok now I understand what you are saying I think. Someone with issues will generally feel alone, isolated and unable to cope which is a very dark and sad place to be. Perhaps feeling that %95 of people feel like that also at one time or another would help them to seek help.

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    May 15th 2017, 11:46 AM

    Did anyone ask them why they wouldn’t work with someone with a mental health issue ?
    Is it they are afraid the person won’t hold their own on the job and others will have to pick up the slack ? Is it because they think people with mental health issues are all potientially murderers ? Is it that they feel they would be expected to help the person but would feel out of their depth ?

    What were the reason? We need to know why and not assume. If we know why we may be able to address any concerns.

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    Mute Stiofán Ó Cléirigh
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    May 15th 2017, 11:27 AM

    This saddens me

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    May 15th 2017, 11:06 AM

    I hope it stays fine for them.

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    May 15th 2017, 12:03 PM

    Chances are they already are. By the way lads, mental illness isn’t like the flu, you can’t catch it from someone.

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    Mute Martin Baker
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    May 15th 2017, 8:58 PM

    @DaisyChainsaw: Well said!

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    May 15th 2017, 12:15 PM

    To be honest I think it’s very hard on the people who are expected to listen. It must be scary as hell to hear someone say they feel so down they think about ending it. Or to deal with someone completely in distress from anxiety. Even if they are successful chances are those individuals are never ” cured” and family and friends will be dealing with this on and off for a long time. It could be just too much for them. I don’t blame them. It’s draining and soul destroying for everyone involved. Supporting someone with mental health issues is not easy. You can’t prop a pillow or make them soup and make things better like it’s a cold or a flu. The feeling of helplessness or even somehow saying the wrong thing and making it worse are ever present. Journal get a family members perspective please . Let people see that it’s not just lack of awareness it’s a responsibly that some people feel ill equipped to deal with.

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    May 15th 2017, 7:34 PM

    @Catherine Sims: I’m intrigued with your claim about those “expected to listen” We are talking about a work environment here not counselling (who as far as I know do listen). Why would you think if you work alongside someone suffering from mental health issues you would be expected to listen?

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    May 15th 2017, 8:50 PM

    @Kerry Blake: Hi Kerry, do you not feel it is the responsibility of all of us, friends, colleagues, family, to be open to listen to those whose lives intercept with ours?

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    May 15th 2017, 12:15 PM

    One hundred percent of people in Dublin work with someone with a mental health difficulty already, therefore one hundred percent of Dublin people have a mental health difficulty themselves.

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    May 15th 2017, 10:56 AM

    So many of the population have difficulty with some form of mental health problem. And instead of other people being scared that something will happen to them. Just listen thats all anyone wants.

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    May 15th 2017, 1:46 PM

    @Thomas Maher: Well said, my thought exactly, seen as how 1 in 3 of us will experience Mental Health difficulties in our lives at some point people are indeed already working with others that they don’t even know about.
    People’s ignorance is indeed a major problem.

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    May 15th 2017, 1:46 PM

    If someone has an issue in working with someone with poor mental health, it’s highly advisable for those individuals to seek help and support as a matter of urgency, to enable them to get over their issues.

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    May 15th 2017, 4:06 PM

    @Catherine Sims: I have family members and close friends who live with mental health problems (as indeed do we all, whether we are aware of it or not). My best friend lives with bipolar disorder and suicidal thinking. It is not enough to say it’s too hard on us “well ones”. The onus is on us to get some awareness and learn how to be a supportive and caring friend, colleague, family member, citizen. Check out Mental Health First Aid courses in your area. Our own book was written specifically to help friends: “High Tide, Low Tide: The Caring Friend’s Guide to Bipolar Disorder.”

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    May 15th 2017, 8:14 PM

    —-Almost half of people in Dublin wouldn’t work with someone with a mental health difficulty???

    Nearly half the people in Dublin already do! Most people dealing with a mental illness are fully employed. We are a broad and diverse demographic, earing to the millions, holding every university degree, and every professional, white, and blue collar job.

    Surely you know that.

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    Mute James Bishop
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    May 15th 2017, 6:56 PM

    It would be career suicide to mention psychiatric illness to potential employers.

    I read once on boards about a woman who did a very good interview but was rejected because she did a medical and disclosed her anxiety/depression.

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    May 15th 2017, 6:55 PM

    Despite all the publicity around this topic, I dont think its a great idea to be open about my own problems at work given these statistics. Its certainly not a good idea if you wish to progress your career.

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    May 15th 2017, 7:36 PM

    @John Murphy: And not after reading a fair few of the comments here John……

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    May 15th 2017, 9:33 PM

    @John Murphy: Sadly, yes.

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    May 15th 2017, 6:12 PM

    I strongly object to this survey headlines singling out Dubliners , I’ve known fellow Dubliners from all parts of Dublin and all walks of life who have and would work with these unfortunate people . I think a few surveys using different companies should have been used in order to get the true picture of this question before painting most Dubliners with the one brush !

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    Mute Micheal S. O' Ceilleachair
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    May 15th 2017, 10:19 AM

    ….and which half is that?

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    May 15th 2017, 12:04 PM

    @Micheal S. O’ Ceilleachair: it could be you…..

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    May 15th 2017, 3:58 PM

    I can see job adverts in the Herald – neuro-typicals need only apply

    who is the ill one in that scenario?

    terrible poll. terrible questions. ignorant results.

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    May 15th 2017, 7:50 PM

    In a minor way, I get this. I have difficulty understanding why a phobia means that someone cannot do A, but I can accept that it’s a real problem, reason it through and ask them if they can do B instead, given that I’m doing all the work that involves A. Is that not better than resenting someone’s efforts and pretending that they could easily do A too if they wanted to? Loads of people can’t do much because they are terrified of their back going again; it doesn’t show, it isn’t currently painful, it limits what they can do but they can still work.

    Sure there’s more to any of us than a list of things we can’t do.

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    May 15th 2017, 8:59 PM

    @Fiona Fitzgerald: So well and compassionately expressed, Fiona.

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    May 15th 2017, 4:18 PM

    I have family members and close friends who live with mental health problems (as indeed do we all, whether we are aware of it or not). My best friend lives with bipolar disorder and suicidal thinking.

    It is not enough to say it’s too hard on us “well ones”. The onus is on us to get some awareness and learn how to be a supportive and caring friend, colleague, family member, citizen.

    Check out Mental Health First Aid courses in your area. Our own book was written specifically to help friends: “High Tide, Low Tide: The Caring Friend’s Guide to Bipolar Disorder.”

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    May 15th 2017, 8:48 PM

    Sorry this comment posted more than once, I had difficulty with my mobile and somehow it posted several times.

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    May 15th 2017, 4:34 PM

    I have family members and close friends who live with mental health problems (as indeed do we all, whether we are aware of it or not). My best friend lives with bipolar disorder and suicidal thinking. It is not enough to say it’s too hard on us “well ones”. The onus is on us to get some awareness and learn how to be a supportive and caring friend, colleague, family member, citizen. Check out Mental Health First Aid courses in your area. Our own book was written specifically to help friends: “High Tide, Low Tide: The Caring Friend’s Guide to Bipolar Disorder.”

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    May 15th 2017, 12:29 PM

    This really pisses me off for once I’m glad mental health can’t be seen.its hard enough to live with without wondering if colleagues knew they would judge you

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