Tuesday’s Top Stories: Majority of workers with caring responsibilities report impact on mental health; Walking and cycling ‘take 680,000 cars off road daily’

More than 60% of workers with caring responsibilities report impact on mental health

Large numbers of people juggling work and caring responsibilities are suffering from mental health issues and financial pressures, new research published by the employers’ group Ibec shows.

The organisation found that of 1,200 people aged 25-65 almost half said they were a primary carer, with a quarter of those saying the care they provided was to an adult.

Of those who indicated they were carers, 63 per cent were also holding down a job with the majority (73 per cent) admitting they found it challenging to balance the two. A similarly large proportion (67 per cent) said work could be an escape from their caring responsibilities.

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• Rising number of gardaí convicted shows force’s culture changing, Policing Authority chair says: The increased number of Garda members being convicted of crimes and recent trends in suspensions appear to be evidence that Commissioner Drew Harris is changing the force’s “culture”, the new head of the Policing Authority has said.
• Siún Ní Raghallaigh challenges Minister’s version of events as new RTÉ chair appointed: The Government has been dealt a severe blow in its effort to finally get ahead of the RTÉ crisis after former chair Siún Ní Raghallaigh claimed her “enforced dismissal” was a calculated move by Minister for Media Catherine Martin to “traduce” her reputation.
• Walking and cycling ‘take 680,000 cars off road daily’ in Ireland’s five largest cities: Walking, cycling and wheeling take 680,000 cars off the road every day in Dublin, Cork, Galway, Limerick-Shannon and Waterford, according to the largest survey of active travel in urban areas.
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