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Yahoo
09-05-2025
- Health
- Yahoo
Crisis in the classroom: Lawmakers push for more mental health resources in schools
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — May is Mental Health Awareness Month, and educators are continuing to warn of a sharp rise in students' mental health struggles in the classroom. 'We've surveyed our members, and recently they've told us that they're losing five hours of instruction a month due to disruptive student behaviors,' said Mary Barden, executive director of National Education Association Rhode Island. State lawmakers have introduced a new bill to bring more mental health support directly into Rhode Island schools. Barden said the demand for those resources is higher than ever. 'Our educators and support staff really need a voice at the table around addressing the issues around student behaviors and mental health,' Barden explained. 'Post-COVID, there's been this increase in disruptive student behaviors that's really impacting instruction, and we want to be able to have places where students are going to have great outcomes for their mental health and their behaviors.' RELATED: Senate committee OKs bill to ban cell phones in schools The bill was backed by the R.I. House of Representatives and aims to strengthen mental health policies in schools. It passed the house in April by a 60-10 vote. 'This bill would direct every school committee in every district to form a student safety and behavioral health committee to address the mental health crisis we have right now. And schools are on the front line,' said state Rep. Megan Cotter, who is a co-sponsor of the legislation. Cotter explained that adding more counselors, support staff and therapy would help. According to 2022 data from the National Alliance on Mental Illness, half of all mental illnesses begin by age 14, and 42% of teenagers experience feelings of sadness. Barden told 12 News that legislation like House Bill 5165 is a step in the right direction. 'We're looking for, at least in every district, for these programs to be implemented consistently and supported by administration so that our folks can do what they're trained to do, which is teach kids,' Barden added. 'Mental health is very difficult because it does look different for every individual person,' Cotter said. 'If a child falls and breaks an arm, there's a policy, there's help available. Mental health is very different and it's not as simple. We need to give children the tools to succeed and be successful adults.' ALSO READ: 60 Massachusetts school districts receive mental health funding The bill now heads to the Senate, where companion legislation is already on the table. 'We're hopeful and optimistic that it will pass in the Senate,' Cotter said. 'There's no reason why it should not pass. We know as a body what is going on right now in schools and how the mental health crisis really needs to be addressed.' Download the and apps to get breaking news and weather alerts. Watch or with the new . Follow us on social media: Close Thanks for signing up! Watch for us in your inbox. Subscribe Now Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Sunday World
25-04-2025
- Business
- Sunday World
Huge surge in profits at popular Dublin pub thanks to the Taylor Swift effect
New accounts filed by the Barden family-owned O'Donoghues (Merrion Row) Ltd show that the business recorded the €902,887 post-tax profits in the 12 months to the end of last June after recording post-tax profits of €215,886 in the previous year. Taylor Swift brought her Eras Tour to the Aviva Stadium in Dublin last year. Photo: Getty The firm behind one of Ireland's best-known pubs, O'Donoghue's on Merrion Row, Dublin, benefited from Taylor Swift concerts and Irish rugby matches as profits increased more than fourfold to €902,887 last year. New accounts filed by the Barden family-owned O'Donoghues (Merrion Row) Ltd show that the business recorded the €902,887 post-tax profits in the 12 months to the end of last June after recording post-tax profits of €215,886 in the previous year. The pub enjoyed a bumper year as 150,000 Taylor Swift fans descended on the nearby Aviva stadium last June 28, 29 and 30. The pub also benefited from three Six Nations internationals in the early part of last year. This year, the business will benefit as Dua Lipa and Lana Del Rey perform at the Aviva stadium. The accounts – signed off by directors, Oliver Barden and Marie Barden on April 9 – show that at the end of last June, the company was sitting on accumulated profits of €2.5million. The profit last year takes account of non-cash depreciation costs of €242,898. At the end of last June, the company had shareholder funds of €9.94m that included the accumulated profits of €2.5m and a revaluation reserve of €7.42m. The company's cash funds plummeted from €2.16m to €840,145, and this coincided with the company re-investing once more in the business last year. The accounts show that the value of the company's tangible assets last year increased from €7.3m to €9.9m and this was mainly due to the addition of land and buildings freehold that had a book value of €2.86m. Pay to directors last year reduced from €345,000 to €316,000. The pub is owned and operated by the Barden family and numbers employed remained at 22 during the year. The abridged accounts do not provide a revenue figure for the year, but do disclose that the company made a dividend payout of €54,375. Underlining the buoyant year enjoyed by the business, the amount owed under taxation and social welfare doubled from €374,660 to €760,003. The pub has long been associated with traditional Irish music, and The Dubliners in particular, who began to play at the pub in the 1960s. Bruce Springsteen has also been a visitor. The premises was built in 1789 and began operating as a full-time pub in 1934 when Maureen and Paddy O'Donoghue began running the bar. Oliver Barden bought the pub in 1988.
Irish Independent
25-04-2025
- Business
- Irish Independent
Huge surge in profits at popular Dublin pub thanks to the Taylor Swift effect
New accounts filed by the Barden family-owned O'Donoghues (Merrion Row) Ltd show that the business recorded the €902,887 post-tax profits in the 12 months to the end of last June after recording post-tax profits of €215,886 in the previous year. The pub enjoyed a bumper year as 150,000 Taylor Swift fans descended on the nearby Aviva stadium last June 28, 29 and 30. The pub also benefited from three Six Nations internationals in the early part of last year. This year, the business will benefit as Dua Lipa and Lana Del Rey perform at the Aviva stadium. The accounts – signed off by directors, Oliver Barden and Marie Barden on April 9 – show that at the end of last June, the company was sitting on accumulated profits of €2.5million. The profit last year takes account of non-cash depreciation costs of €242,898. At the end of last June, the company had shareholder funds of €9.94m that included the accumulated profits of €2.5m and a revaluation reserve of €7.42m. The company's cash funds plummeted from €2.16m to €840,145, and this coincided with the company re-investing once more in the business last year. The accounts show that the value of the company's tangible assets last year increased from €7.3m to €9.9m and this was mainly due to the addition of land and buildings freehold that had a book value of €2.86m. Pay to directors last year reduced from €345,000 to €316,000. The pub is owned and operated by the Barden family and numbers employed remained at 22 during the year. The abridged accounts do not provide a revenue figure for the year, but do disclose that the company made a dividend payout of €54,375. Underlining the buoyant year enjoyed by the business, the amount owed under taxation and social welfare doubled from €374,660 to €760,003. The pub has long been associated with traditional Irish music, and The Dubliners in particular, who began to play at the pub in the 1960s. Bruce Springsteen has also been a visitor. The premises was built in 1789 and began operating as a full-time pub in 1934 when Maureen and Paddy O'Donoghue began running the bar. Oliver Barden bought the pub in 1988.
Irish Times
24-04-2025
- Business
- Irish Times
Profits soar at Dublin's famous O'Donoghue's pub
Profits have soared at O'Donoghue's Bar on Merrion Row in Dublin, one of Ireland's best known pubs. The company recorded post-tax profits of €902,887 in its last financial year. Annual accounts filed by O'Donoghues (Merrion Row) Ltd, owned by the Barden family, including publican Oliver Barden, show the company recorded a profit for the second year in a row following a period of sustained losses during the Covid-19 pandemic. Dividends of €54,375 were paid to shareholders during the company's financial year ending June 30th 2024. It had also recorded a profit of €215,886 in 2023 as the hospitality sector experienced a resurgence in the aftermath of pandemic lockdowns. READ MORE At the outset of Covid-19, the company had recorded losses of €172,182 in June, 2021, and of €286,623 in June of the following year. Bouncing back since then, accumulated profits stood at more than €2.5 million by June last year, according to the accounts which were signed off by the company's directors Oliver and Marie Barden. Employee headcount at the famous bar – where the Dubliners first began playing – remained constant at 22, while directors' remuneration fell slightly on the previous financial year, from €345,000 to €316,000. The company's tangible assets increased from €7.3 million in June 2023 to €9.93 million in their last accounts, in which they accounted for depreciation of €242,898. That includes an investment property worth €1.3 million. The abridged accounts do not provide a revenue figure for the year. The storied bar began as an unlicensed drinking establishment in the 18th century before later operating as a legal establishment. During the 1960s, under the ownership of Paddy and Maureen O'Donoghue, it became a hub for traditional Irish music with the Dubliners becoming a regular fixture. The Barden family acquired the 15 Merrion Row establishment in 1988 and has been running it since then.
