Last Night Carlow Mental Health Association Chairperson Rita Kelly had the opportunity to sitdown with Hurling Player / Manager, TV personality Davy Fitzgerald. Please find below the interview as Rita asks about how Davy has dealt with his own Mental Health.
A Face in the Crowd is a short performance depicting the lives of four individuals who have lived with mental illness. The play takes us through their varied experiences as they navigate through services and make a life for themselves living with their enduring illness. The performance will take place on Tuesday, October 10th at 7pm in the George Bernard Shaw Theatre. Tickets are available from the Visual Box Office or online here.
Conor Harris, 23, is from Kildare. He is a young footballer and was a popular participant in RTE’s Davy’s Toughest Team. Conor will speak about his battle with mental illness and addiction, how he conquered his addiction and how he now lives a life of recovery today, free from the use of drink and drugs. Conor will also share the tools he uses to stay well in his daily life. We are really looking forward to hearing his story. He’ll be popping into our Pop Up Shop on Potato Market (beside the rear entrance to the Barracks) on Saturday, October 7th at 1pm
Carlow Mental Health Association are back in action after a bit of a break over the summer! We wanted to start by acknowledging the ongoing support we receive from local businesses.
Pictured are Anne Hutton from The Bee Hut, Brain Dooley from Scragg’s Alley, and Liam Kelly from The Bee Hut presenting a donation to Lynette Madlay from CMHA
Following their recent involvement in Carlow Fringe Festival, Brian with his staff and the patrons of Scragg’s Alley kindly made a donation to Carlow Mental Health Association. Part of this donation came from the wonderful people in the Bee Hut, who gave a portion of sales of their honey during a promotion during the Fringe event.
All donations this year will go towards supporting our Mensana programme, which will focus on young people and their parents, carers and teachers, and how we can all be involved in supporting their mental wellbeing. Check out our website and social media over the coming days to see updates and save the dates from October 5th to 10th for our Mensana programme.
We are delighted to partner with UPMC Outreach Centre, Carlow for the 1st in our Mind & Body series of free events. Join us and learn how to look after our Urinary System and how to face the fear of overcoming challenges in that area. #urologist #medicaleducation #mindandbodyhealth
During Mensana Fest 2025 we will be launching our Elephant in the Room. We need a name for our Elephant. Please help us by suggesting a name for our elephant. Please submit your name and the name you would like us to call our elephant.
