Mother raises €70,000 for charity through fashion site after daughter’s death
Marie Sullivan set up clothing re-sale site ShareJoy after her daughter died by suicide in 2020
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‘The reality is that people that end their own life by suicide, in most cases they’re looking for a way not to do it’
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A noticeable increase in Irish male suicide from 2007 onwards ‘can be mapped directly’ against the economic crash
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Suicide-prevention charity Pieta seeks to cut €3 million amid ‘unsustainable’ financial position
Drop in donations since Covid-19 has been a ‘major challenge’, says charity’s chief executive
Guinness and Three seen as Ireland’s ‘top sponsors’ as number of deals rises 29%
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‘It’s still raw after 24 years’: Walkers remember personal tragedy at poignant Darkness into Light event
Numbers participating are reduced, but for those taking part, moment of morning remembrance is important
Darkness into Light in pictures: Thousands take part in predawn walk to raise funds for Pieta
Walks took place at several locations across the country where participants walked 5km as the sun rose
Tens of thousands to take part in Darkness into Light at more than 200 locations
The event raises funds for Pieta, a charity that supports people affected by suicide or self-harm
Paul Mescal sells clothes on Vinted to raise money for Pieta
Mescal is donating outfits worn on his Gladiator II press tour, including a custom hand-painted jumper
Mental health funding ‘piecemeal, inadequate and short-sighted’, charities say
Persistent underfunding is having a long-term impact on the mental health system, says Mental Health Reform interim chief executive Philip Watt
‘Really, really easy’: Irish man (62) swims length of river Shannon for Pieta House
Former schoolteacher began training last January to swim the 250km waterway
Pieta says it may not be able to continue mental health services without Government funds
Cost of running suicide prevention and counselling group stands at some €17m a year, mostly paid for by ‘generous donors and dedicated supporters’
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