People are being encouraged to practice mindfulness as part of International Day of Happiness.
Ireland has been ranked the 13th happiest country in the latest UN sponsored World Happiness index.
Finland was ranked the happiest country for the fifth year in a row, while Taliban-controlled Afghanistan came last.
The index is based on people's own assessment of their happiness.
Professor of Psychiatry at Trinity College Dublin Brendan Kelly, says the government as well as individuals can take steps to improve quality of life:
"Well, at the level of the country, it's important that the government does what it can to reduce unemployment, tries to make Ireland, a fair and equal society for all. There's still a lot of work to be done there, at the individual level, the secret of happiness in life is basically to stop comparing ourselves to other people or to other countries, and try to live in the moment, as, as we experience it as much as possible."
