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Mental health awareness signs to be installed in local clubs

Samaritans Outreach are delighted Dromahair Arts and Recreation Centre (D.A.R.C.) and St Patrick’s GAA Dromahair have agreed to install a Samaritan Roundel in the Dromahair community grounds to remind potentially vulnerable visitors that the ...

27 May 2022 at 12:50

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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 over the ...

07 Dec 2021 at 10:53

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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 me back from the ...

16 May 2024 at 13:53

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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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Appeal for more Leitrim clubs and organisations to help people take care of their mental health

Sligo Samaritan's Volunteer, Frank Considine, from Manorhamilton, is appealing for more local clubs and organisations to help people take care of their mental health, as well as all in the community's mental health, by ...

16 Jul 2022 at 17:00

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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

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 ...

22 Dec 2024 at 16:52

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Sligo Samaritans seeking volunteers

The nearest local branch of the Samaritans to the Manorhamilton and the North Leitrim area is in Sligo and they are currently looking for volunteers to help them run a marvellous service, which helps many ...

03 Jan 2018 at 16:35

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Fundraising page established to help 'good samaritan'

The news that the 'good samaritan' who came to the aid of a teenage girl involved in a car accident is out of pocket after emergency services were forced to cut the roof and doors off his car has struck ...

09 Feb 2017 at 13:06

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