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21st December 2020
Clare County Council building and Samaritans’ Centre in Sunville are among those lighting up this evening.
The Ennis centre will provide 24/7 services over the Christmas period, with Clare volunteers manning the phonelines.
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Director of Ennis Samaritans, Margaret MacMahon, says lots of their interactions this year have been as a result of COVID-19.
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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.
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 also lighting up in green to mark the Longest Night, to show people Samaritans are here for them during the long dark nights.
Clare County Council building and Samaritans Centre Sunville are among those turning green on Monday, December 21st – the winter solstice – to support Samaritan’s Christmas campaign. We are calling on local businesses and others to do the same.