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TONIGHT MONUMENTS AROUND the country will be turning orange to mark World Suicide Prevention Day.
Grafton Street, Trinity College, Croke Park, Cork City Hall, Kilkenny Castle and Belfast City Hall will be lighting up as part of the campaign.
Members of the public have also been encouraged to illuminate orange bulbs in their own homes to support the campaign that has been organised by Cycle Against Suicide.
Accompanying this, the HSE is encouraging people to take up the support role that could help to prevent suicide.
It advises the public that steps that they can take include, “asking [someone] whether they are OK, listening to what they have to saw in a non-judgemental way, and letting them know you care, can all have a significant impact.”
Speaking about the HSE’s ‘Connecting for Life’ campaign, its national director of mental health Anne O’Connor, said that its aim was, “to improve the nation’s understanding of suicidal hebaviour, mental health and well-being.”
More information about the HSE’s suicide prevention strategy can be found here.
Ireland has the 11th lowest rate of death by suicide in the EU, with 10.9 per 100,000. The lowest rate is in Greece, which has 3.3 per 100,000.
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€12 million for a cycle bridge and more homeless people than ever. Something is seriously wrong with the people in charge!
Funny that the Chief Constable decides to stand with SF now making such a statement. Maybe he can have a word with the fools we call politicians down here. Joan Burton thinks the PIRA have rearmed and have thousands of volunteers ready to restart the armed struggle going on her ridiculous statement yesterday. The dissidents in Derry, Belfast and Lurgan are going to love this, they can now say that their point has been proven-that even if SF and the PIRA have given up the armed struggle and renounced violence they would be shafted. I look forward to the bounce in dissident violence and our FF/FG/Labour fools can be partly blamed. They are willing to play dangerous games with the peace process for their own selfish reasons, hoping it will stunt the growth of SF and save a few of their fat backhinds to keep on milking our Dail gravy train!
Are enda and micheal still friendly with Maria Cahill?
Side salad on a fry?!
Agreed Leonie Who in their right minds would put a salad with a fry.. Also the eggs seem to be burnt underneath..
Cycle bridge being funded by road tax and penalty notices for brining in bus lanes.
Driving.
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