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Cork Samaritans Marks 40 Years

Posted by on Jan 10, 2012 in News | 0 comments

Cork Samaritans is preparing to mark its 40 year anniversary in 2012. The Cork branch of the Charity, which is the largest provider of emotional support in Ireland, was founded in 1972 and has been operating its support service ever since. To mark the milestone a number of events are planned throughout 2012 commencing on January 19th 2012 with a public event in City Hall Cork. David Coleman of the RTE series “Teens in the Wild” will present the first of a public lecture series aimed at highlighting the importance of good emotional...

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Cork Samaritans November Information night

Posted by on Nov 5, 2011 in News | 0 comments

Cork Samaritans is hosting an information night for prospective volunteers on 10 November in the Metropole Hotel. Director of Cork Samaritans, Pio Fenton says that due to the unprecedented demand on the service new volunteers are badly needed. “We have faced a situation over the past two years which has been incredible. The number of calls being made to Samaritans has increased substantially in that time, with many calls relating to the economic difficulties the country is facing.” Mr Fenton says that the information evening is...

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Samaritans boosting awareness of suicide

Posted by on Aug 31, 2011 in News | 0 comments

The Cork branch of Samaritans is holding an awareness event on Patrick Street from noon to 2pm on Sept 10th. Samaritan volunteers will be handing out ‘Signs of Depression’ leaflets. Minister for Disability and Older People Kathleen Lynch will meet volunteers to lend her support, and local GAA players will also be in attendance.

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Samaritans Launch Initiative with GAA in Cork

Posted by on Aug 11, 2011 in News | 0 comments

Cork Samaritans have launched an initiative with GAA clubs in the city and county with the aim to help reduce the incidences of suicide in the area. The project has a focus of highlighting what what each person can do in order to help others who are in distress and despair. Pio Fenton, Director of Cork Samaritans, states that this is a significant partnership in the fight to reduce suicide “The times we are living in are tough but it is important to remember that there is help out there for people that need it. This campaign is focused...

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Evening Echo Women’s Mini Marathon: Help the Samaritans to help others

Posted by on Jul 22, 2011 in News | 0 comments

LAST year in Ireland Samaritans spoke over 300,000 times with people who are in distress or despair. This year it seems that this number will be even higher. We are looking for your support to help raise awareness around our service so that together we can reduce the number of people dying by suicide. As Ireland’s largest provider of confidential emotional support Samaritans is looking for people to run for us during this year’s Ladies’ mini-marathon. More than anything we hope that by donning our bright green T-shirts you...

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Samaritans volunteers on the street in Cork city centre to provide unique emotional support

Posted by on Jun 2, 2011 in News | 0 comments

Samaritans, the emotional support charity, announces that volunteers from the organisation’s Irish Festival Group will be attending the Cork Midsummer Festival over the weekend of 17th to 19th June 2011 to provide their own unique brand of face-to-face emotional support to anyone in need. This will be the fifth time that Samaritans volunteers will be providing a presence at the Festival. They will be based at the top of Patrick’s Street near the Grand Parade side in the Dawn Square area in the city centre. Festival volunteers are drawn...

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Don’t suffer in silence, it’s good to talk

Posted by on Sep 10, 2010 in Featured, News | 0 comments

Today is World Suicide Prevention Day. PIO FENTON, director, Cork Samaritans, focuses on the challenges facing ‘Breakfast Roll Man' as he suffers during the downturn and explains how a new campaign will encourage men to reach out for a helping hand.

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Find us on Facebook

Posted by on Aug 11, 2010 in News | 0 comments

Cork Samaritans have created a Facebook page so that more people are aware of what we do and the support we offer.

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Listening is the greatest kindness of all

Posted by on Mar 3, 2010 in Featured, News | Comments Off

The Samaritans on Coach Street re-opened this week after being hit by extensive flood damage last November.

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Samaritans re-open doors after flooding

Posted by on Mar 1, 2010 in Featured, News | Comments Off

The Samaritans office in Cork has been officially re-opened today following the extensive flood damage caused in November. The service was out of action completely for a week following the floods, which saw three feet of water enter their office on Coach Street. As well as supporting individuals over the phone and by email, more than 1,200 people visit the office each year to speak with the more than 160 volunteers. While the phone and email service was restored after a week, the call-in service had to be stopped while repair works were...

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