Fórsa has placed a lot of priority on mental health this year, so we wanted to acknowledge that the holiday season can be a stressful time when financial, social and family pressures risk wrecking some heads.

While you can't choose when Christmas comes, you can choose ways to help yourself through it. Here’s some advice from the HSE and Mental Health Ireland.  And remember that, if you need it, there’s help at the other end of a phone line from the Samaritans (phone 116123) and Yourmentalhealth.ie (phone 1800-742 444).