Prisons unable to meet rising population’s need for mental healthcare

Percentage of prison population with mental illness more than doubled since 2015

Use of ‘sexsomnia’ defence is expected to increase in Ireland

DPP’s decision not to proceed with trial has highlighted the controversial condition

Hawe killings fit characteristics of other murder-suicides

Perverse belief that murder is an act of mercy can lead the severely psychotic to kill

Alan Hawe left note asking that he not be forgiven

Teacher confessed in letter before suicide to murders of wife and three sons

‘I knew him for 20 years ... I knew him but I didn’t know him’

Jury waited in a line and one by one they embraced Clodagh Hawe’s mother and sister

State provided no alternative after closing mental hospitals

People are falling through the cracks, clinical director of Central Mental Hospital tells High Court

More people before courts due to shortage of psychiatric beds

Only way for people with mental illnesses to access beds is through courts, conference told

Rape accused more likely drunk than asleep during sex, jury hears

Prosecution rejects defence claim that man suffered from sexsomnia on night of incident

State inaction means no understanding of murder-suicide

Motives for murder-suicides are neither known nor even investigated

Blaming the messenger?

‘Systematic discrimination’ against people with mental illness in justice system

Psychosis identified in 561 new remands at Cloverhill in six years

Experts warn of ‘systematic discrimination’ against people with mental illness in justice system

Psychosis identified in 561 new remands at Cloverhill in six years

Minister pledges to address ‘crisis’ in mental health services in Roscommon area

Nurses say understaffing and lack of investment has resulted in serious incidents

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