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Samaritans Ireland
Helpline email ‘pulled me out of trance’, says Dublin woman in ‘deep despair’ after injury
Social care worker who turned to Samaritans in time of need speaks of value of service, which has received more than 5 million calls in a decade
Family of Minister for Justice evacuated following hoax bomb threat
Helen McEntee’s husband Paul Hickey and the couple’s two children were removed from their home in Co Meath
‘It makes no sense’: Locals struggle to understand suspected murder-suicide that has shocked people of Clare
Garda are continuing to investigate the circumstances around why Joe Collins killed his wife Claire and then took his own life
Samaritans sees over 1,000 calls a day, an increase of 10% on last year, new report shows
Volunteers spent some 65,000 hours speaking to callers on the island’s only 24-hour emotional support helpline
Landmarks to light up green to remind people Samaritans are available
Dublin’s Convention Centre, Kilkenny Castle, the Rock of Cashel among 70 taking part
Covid a key factor in calls to Samaritans and a challenge to its funding, committee told
The organisation’s volunteers answered a call for help every 56 seconds last year
Loneliness and anxiety ‘magnified’ by pandemic, say Samaritans
Volunteers have listened to caller concerns for almost 73,000 hours since Covid crisis
‘Invaluable work’: President pays tribute to Samaritans volunteers
Organisation provides ‘beacon of hope’ for those experiencing deep emotional distress or suicidal ideation, says Michael D Higgins
Irish charity sector is being drained by duplication
Agencies are funded mainly by the State, but expanding payrolls are burning up that money
Decision taken to shut down scandal-hit charity Console
Services and staff expected to be taken over by other suicide prevention agencies
Console is set to run out of funds next week
Suicide prevention charity may be wound down following financial scandal
‘You don’t need to be suicidal to ring the Samaritans’
At the Samaritans office in Dublin, the team talk about why people ring them, how they help those in distress, and those dreaded calls when the line goes dead
Almost 500,000 calls to Samaritans in busiest year
Charity says callers starting to see contact as first port of call rather than last resort
‘Disproportionate levels of illness and addiction’ among homeless people
In the homeless population, having a mental health condition and an addiction problem is the norm rather than the exception and suicidality is highly prevalent
Concern for vulnerable following death of Robin Williams
Family and friends advised to be extra vigilant over coming days
Reduction in calls to Samaritans attributed to increase in hope
‘Change in emotional landscape’ reflected in fall in total number of calls received
After the Asylum: ‘I like my reality now.'
The destructive voices in Michelle Dalton’s head resulted in her being admitted to hospital as a teenager. She now supports others in distress
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