Lord Mayor Of Dublin Hazel Chu

This week, Jarlath is honoured to be joined by Lord Mayor of Dublin Hazel Chu. This episode is part of Irishman Abroad’s continued effort to raise awareness of the mental health challenges facing young people and our chosen charity partner jigsaw.ie. 

Hazel explains how she and her family were on the devastating receiving end of racism as the only Chinese family in Celbridge (11:00) when she was growing up and why she would refuse to shake the hand of Donald Trump if she was given the opportunity to do so (42:00).  

In this conversation, which covers a wide range of crucial talking points, Hazel admits that the recent Mother and Babies Home Bill was not handled well at all (51:00) while also outlining her own experience with anxiety and depression as well as her thoughts on the wider mental health difficulties for Ireland's youth during the pandemic (5:00).

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Supplementary research provided by John Meagher.

 

Our charity partner is jigsawonline.ie. In these tricky times, Jigsaw provides a range of resources, advice and care for your people to help them strengthen their mental health and the skills needed to navigate life. Please visit their website and consider making a donation.

 

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