Tag Archives: Samaritans Ennis and Clare

HAVING taken a break last year due to Covid-19 Peadar White, who recently turned 78, will be back in the saddle this weekend in support of the Samaritans Ennis and Clare. Peadar will be completing a stationary cycle on Saturday at the Height in O’Connell Street, Ennis from 9am to 6pm, and he’s urging people to come out and show their support for the invaluable work of the Samaritans. Peadar’s cycle is just one of a number of events which have been organised this month to raise funds and awareness of the round-the-clock emotional support services provided by the Samaritans. Samaritans Ennis and Clare volunteers will be walking 7 km on 24/7, or July 24, at 7pm around Ennis to encourage the community to reach out for help. And the public are being urged to help raise funds for the organisation by taking part in a ‘Samarathon’ and running, walking or cycling the equivalent of a marathon across July. Looking ahead to this …

AHEAD of the ‘Longest Night’ of December 21, Samaritans Ennis and Clare are reminding those in need that their helpline will be open during their darkest hours if they are lonely or struggling to cope this Christmas. Volunteers on the 24-hour-helpline answered almost 40,000 calls in Ireland in December last year, with more than 50 volunteers answering over 1,150 calls and written contacts on Christmas Day alone. Landmarks across Ireland and Ennis and Clare are lighting up in green to mark the Longest Night, to show people Samaritans are here for them during the long dark nights. Áras Contae an Chláir and Samaritans Centre, Sunville in Ennis are among those turning green on Monday, December 21, the winter solstice, to support Samaritan’s Christmas campaign. We are calling on local businesses and others to do the same. Margaret MacMahon Director of Ennis Samaritans, said, “It has been an unprecedented year with the pandemic affecting so many people’s health and wellbeing and …