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Majella spent 10 weeks on psych ward
Irish Daily Star
|January 21, 2026
MAJELLA O'Donnell has revealed she was hospitalised for 10 weeks due to mental health issues.
The wife of country singer Daniel O'Donnell, explained how she “relinquished” herself to medics at the psychiatric hospital.
She has had depression since her late teens and has taken antidepressants since her mid 30s.
Majella, 65, said as depression never goes away, she is normally able to get herself “out of a rut” but returned to “that dark old place” in 2024.
This story is from the January 21, 2026 edition of Irish Daily Star.
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