No, it’s not just a song by New Order, Blue Monday is a psychological phenomenon, or at least a pseudoscience one, where the third Monday in January is deemed the most depressing day of the year. The phrase Blue Monday was coined by psychologist Dr Cliff Arnall in 2005, and was originally devised for a travel firm to sell more holidays. But if the pseudoscience really is getting the better of you here are a few suggestions to counter that Blue Monday feeling. Steffi Otto, of Heritage Craft Alive in Leitrim, shows Dara Dunne, from Terenure, how to make a St Brigid’s Cross, at Brigit Imbolc Fair in Dublin. Photograph: Dara Mac DónaillMake and sell St Brigid’s CrossesPeople on the e-trading site Vinted are posting listings of St Brigid’s crosses for €15 and €8 a pop, excluding shipping.
