Brewing Up A Storm
That's over 300,000 people.
One in every five medical card patients are on anti-depressant medication.
According to freedom of information figures, almost 317,000 patients got the drugs under the scheme last year.
Eoghan Murphy reports:
According to freedom of information figures, that includes almost 72,000 in Dublin and nearly 36,000 in Cork.
Dublin city GP Austin O'Carroll says there are two main factors for the high rates
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Three Decades Later, Search For Answers In Jo Jo Dullard Case Continues
Jo Jo was last seen in Moone on November 10th 1995, after missing her bus home and hitching lifts.
EU Environment Commissioner Visits Kildare Farm Ahead Of Nitrates Derogation Talks
Jessika Roswall is in the country to assess how Irish farmers are managing stocking rates and environmental rules, ahead of a crucial EU decision that could see limits tightened further.
Defence Forces Conduct Readiness Exercise At Whitewater Shopping Centre In Newbridge
Previously, the Army's elite Ranger Wing has conducted training at the same location.
Call For Sanitary Bins In Men’s Toilets To Support Prostate Cancer Survivors
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Kfm Strengthens Position As Kildare’s Most Listened-To Station, According To Latest Ipsos/MRBI Report
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Quarter Of Uisce Éireann Staff Earned Over €100k Last Year
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Own-Brand Foods Often Produced By Same Factories As Big Labels, Says Money Doctor John Lowe
Choosing own-brand products can also save money, with Lowe noting that many supermarket labels are produced by the same manufacturers as well-known brands.
Meath Bird Flu Case Prompts Warning, But Chicken And Turkey Safe To Eat, Says Agriculture Minister
After confirmed cases in Carlow and Cork, the Department of Agriculture is imposing a mandatory order for all poultry and captive birds to be kept indoors from next Monday.
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