{"id":587945,"date":"2026-08-09T12:40:08","date_gmt":"2026-08-09T12:40:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/587945\/"},"modified":"2026-08-09T12:40:08","modified_gmt":"2026-08-09T12:40:08","slug":"return-of-north-cork-mental-health-event-at-mallow-castle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/587945\/","title":{"rendered":"Return of North Cork mental health event at Mallow Castle"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"\">The Health Service Executive (HSE) has announced the return of North Cork\u2019s mental health and wellbeing event, <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"\"\/>\u2018Together at the Castle\u2019.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">[\/url]The free initiative, taking place at Mallow Castle on September 6 from 1pm to 5pm, aims to raise awareness of the support services available for mental health and wellbeing locally.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\"> This year\u2019s edition of the event will feature a wide variety of entertainment, recreational activities, workshops and informational spaces, provided by up to 50 local and regional community groups and organisations.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\"> Mayor of the County of Cork, councillor Bernard Moynihan said the local authority is \u201cproud to support this important event which highlights the diverse range of wellbeing supports that are available and promotes positive mental health\u201d.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\"> \u201cThis year, the working group have tried hard to have something there for everyone, of all ages, therefore we are delighted to welcome all the new activities, services and food stalls,\u201d said Mr Moynihan.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\"> Dr Andy Phillips, regional executive officer at HSE South West said the event is \u201ca joyful day, full of energy, positivity and fun, but also succeeds at ensuring that people know there is help and support available locally to anyone who may need it\u201d.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\"> \u201cI always enjoy attending this event every year in Mallow, as it\u2019s such a fantastic example of collaboration and true community spirit,\u201d said Dr Phillips.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\"> \u201cIt\u2019s a one-stop-shop that promotes mental health and wellbeing in a most accessible way.\u201d\u00a0\n        <\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Joyce Good-Hammond, president of the Mallow Chamber of Commerce, said the \u201cprimary focus\u201d of the event is &#8220;to create awareness and highlight mental health supports, information and education for people from all walks of life\u201d.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\"> \u201cThis event, which was initiated by our previous president, Sharon Cregg, has become an established institution that has made great strides in bringing together our local community, and connecting services and people in an accessible way,\u201d said Ms Good-Hammond.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\"> \u201cWe are delighted that Sharon will continue to spearhead this initiative with the same commitment and drive that has made this event the success it is.\u201d <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Health Service Executive (HSE) has announced the return of North Cork\u2019s mental health and wellbeing event, \u2018Together&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":587946,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[35],"tags":[79,103,2120,61,60,410,411],"class_list":["post-587945","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-mental-health","tag-cork-news","tag-health","tag-hse","tag-ie","tag-ireland","tag-mental-health","tag-mentalhealth"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/587945","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=587945"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/587945\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/587946"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=587945"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=587945"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=587945"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}