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TWO people who lost a family member through suicide participated in a long-distance swim in East Clare recently to raise public awareness for prevention measures and help those suffering severe emotional distress. In 1993, Shane Millar was only six years old when his mother died by suicide at the age of 27. Mary and Pat White, Lifford, Road, Ennis were devastated when they lost their son – Clare footballer, Niall White (22) on May 30, 2011. Having shared a similar experience, Mr Millar and Mary White were part of a group that completed a suicide prevention fundraising swim. Starting at Caher, the participants navigated their way through Lough O’Grady to the Scariff River to Lough Derg, exiting at Reddan’s Quay. They had to walk in some sections of the river where the water was too shallow to swim and also had to climb over tree trunks, branches, and rocks. More than €2,000 was raised for the Samaritans and towards the …
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