The Department of Preventive Medicine and Health Promotion at St. Vincent’s University Hospital, Dublin, invites you to a free event titled: 'Healthy Living for a Healthy Life'.   This will take place on Wednesday 13th March 2024, from 10.00am to 2.00pm, on the 1st Floor, ADCC, St. Vincent’s University Hospital, Elm Park, Dublin.  This Health Fair is a marketplace style event which will provide an opportunity for people to meet, and get information from, health professionals on a wide range of topics.  There will be over 25 display stands, representing hospital departments and external organisations.

Young Men’s Rites of Passage (YMROP) is an international event that has seen the participation of thousands of young men.  This year, MALES Ireland is hosting the event for the first time in Ireland.  YMROP is a transformative experience that will resonate deeply with young men (aged 18-28 years) seeking to grow into the most authentic versions of themselves.  The event is non-profit and is organised by a dedicated team of male volunteers.  It will take place from Wednesday 24th - Sunday 28th July 2024 in Kiltegan, Co. Wicklow.  For more information about this retreat, visit: https://youngmensritesireland.ie

NICVA is pleased to announce that, thanks to funding from the Department for Communities, they can offer a limited number of free one-year subscriptions to 'Grant Tracker' - Northern Ireland's leading online fundraising toolkit.  This could offer expert signposting to anyone based in the North who is seeking sources of financial support to underpin their work with men and boys.  Find out more at: https://www.nicva.org/article/funded-granttracker-one-year-subscriptions

Have you seen the 'MindFit Toolkit' which seeks to help Canadian men to tackle chronic stress, anxiety and depression? ...  If not, you might like to check out this resource at: https://menshealthfoundation.ca/mindfit-toolkit

This second edition of 'The Man Box' is a comprehensive study that focuses on the attitudes to manhood and the behaviours of Australian men aged 18 to 45.  Download the report, executive summary and additional fact sheets at: https://jss.org.au/programs/research/the-man-box

Research into men and masculinities suggests that men may be more reluctant than women to state they are lonely, more reliant on partners and/or alcohol to tackle it, and that this may be a result of poorer social relationships.  This study tests hypotheses on sex differences in loneliness among older England-based men and women.  Find out more at: https://bmcpublichealth.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12889-024-17892-5

Masculine identity upholds beliefs about masculine enactment.  These beliefs can be detrimental to men, and can lead to behaviours that put undue stress on them.  This study examines how masculine ideals are associated with health and depressive symptomatology in older men.  Read more at: https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/15579883231220714

On Thursday 8th February 2024, more than 65 health, social and community organisations, academics and advocates came together to voice opposition to proposed measures in the Sale of Alcohol Bill that will dramatically increase the number of venues serving alcohol, as well as significantly extending the opening hours of pubs, bars and nightclubs in the Republic of Ireland.  These bodies called on the Irish Government's Party Leaders for a health impact assessment on the Sale of Alcohol Bill.  Find out more at: https://alcoholireland.ie/app/uploads/2024/02/Sale-of-Alcohol-Bill-open-letter-new.pdf