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Carrick-on-Suir fundraiser boosts coffers of homeless and meals assistance charities

The annual Christmas fundraiser held on the Main Street in Carrick-on-Suir on December 17 raised €4,600 for charities. The funds were raised through a raffle and the sale of homemade cakes, Christmas table displays and decorations all of which were ...

21 Jan 2022 at 13:15

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Opportunity for GAA club members to raise €10,000 for Samaritans Ireland

The GAA Healthy Club Project is once more partnering with Irish Life to encourage club members this October to participate in a wellbeing challenge via the MyLife App that has the potential to raise €10,000 for Samaritans Ireland. The three-week ...

01 Oct 2021 at 11:00

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Nenagh photographer Padraig O Flannabhra's Wild Atlantic Way snaps help Samaritans

Nenagh photographer Padraig O Flannabhra's work capturing the Wild Atlantic Way has been included in a new book, Atlantic Reach, which will raise funds for the Samaritans. In September 2016, 32 photographers descended on the Wild Atlantic Way, ...

05 Oct 2017 at 12:00

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Bangers & Mash Lunch for the Samaritans

Bangers & Mash Lunch for the Samaritans on Thursday, November 8. In its 5th year, it will take place in The Pembroke Kilkenny Hotel, from 12.30 to 2.30pm. Donation €10. Please drop by for a quick lunch in a lovely environment while supporting ...

01 Nov 2018 at 13:24

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See the person, not the exam result, says Tipperary Samaritans

Samaritans in Tipperary & Limerick have called on students, parents and peers to make sure young people who got their exam results this week are not put under unacceptable pressure. With more than 55,000 students received their Leaving ...

16 Aug 2018 at 15:43

Samaritans volunteer: People underestimate how valuable it is to give your time

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Samaritans volunteer: People can feel isolated and alone at Christmas

An Athlone woman who has worked as a Samaritans volunteer most Christmas Days for the past 32 years has said people can underestimate how valuable it is to give someone their time. It comes as venues across the island of Ireland were ...

22 Dec 2024 at 16:52

National News

Impact report finds over 1000 calls made a day to Samaritans helpline from people struggling to cope

Calls to Samaritans’ helpline rose by more than 10% last year, with volunteers answering over 1,000 calls a day from people struggling to cope. The Samaritans Ireland Impact Report for 2022 is being launched today, October 4, by ...

04 Oct 2023 at 09:26

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Samaritans' volunteers answered nearly 35,000 calls from lonely and isolated people last December

Almost 35,000 calls from people who were feeling lonely and isolated were answered by Samaritans' volunteers last December. Concerns over loneliness and isolation increased and were cited by 38% of emotional support contacts ...

07 Dec 2021 at 10:53

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Buildings to be lit up green for mental health on longest night of the year

Dozens of Irish heritage sites and buildings are to be lit up in green on Wednesday to raise awareness of a free mental health phoneline ahead of the Christmas period. The campaign, organised by mental health charity ...

20 Dec 2022 at 16:39

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‘Humanity answered the phone that dark night’: Woman hails Samaritans helpline

A woman has spoken about the importance of a free mental health phoneline in helping her through “dark” nights. Nicola Clare, 46, from Dublin, said she first contacted the Samaritans in 2009, and the charity “pulled ...

16 May 2024 at 13:53

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