# helpline - Saturday 14 March, 2020
# ALONE
# ALONE
A dedicated helpline by organisation Alone is supporting older people across the country as the coronavirus outbreak continues.
# helpline - Saturday 21 December, 2019
# Pieta House
# Pieta House
The suicide prevention charity says that average calls to its helpline rose by 45% this year
# helpline - Thursday 28 November, 2019
# Mental Health
# Mental Health
The freephone service provides information on how to access services provided by the HSE.
# helpline - Wednesday 28 November, 2018
# Scouting Ireland
# Scouting Ireland
71 alleged abusers and 108 alleged victims were identified by the organisation last week following a historic review.
# helpline - Monday 7 May, 2018
# Helpline
# Helpline
The HSE has returned 2,686 calls to over 7,678 people.
# helpline - Saturday 28 April, 2018
# CervicalCheck
# CervicalCheck
Earlier the HSE apologised after a helpline for concerned people was down due to a technical glitch.
# helpline - Wednesday 7 March, 2018
# Taking The Lead
# Taking The Lead
There were 16,211 calls were made to the ISPCA’s helpline last year.
# helpline - Sunday 11 February, 2018
# Suicide
# Suicide
Sinn Féin’s Sean Crowe says access to mental health care is ‘missing or thin on the ground’ in his constituency.
# helpline - Monday 25 December, 2017
# Helpline
# Helpline
A team of Childline volunteers are giving up their own Christmas to offer support to hundreds of children who will need to talk to someone.
# helpline - Tuesday 7 March, 2017
# Animal Cruelty
# Animal Cruelty
In 2016 inspectors initiated 32 prosecutions and saw 15 finalised in court.
# helpline - Friday 17 February, 2017
# RIP
# RIP
The death has sparked a number of calls to a meningitis helpline.
# helpline - Sunday 11 September, 2016
# Niteline
# Niteline
Meet the volunteers answering late-night calls from students who need to talk.
# helpline - Saturday 10 September, 2016
# Mind Our Farm Families
# Mind Our Farm Families
Pieta House and the IFA are running a phoneline and counselling service.
# helpline - Monday 5 September, 2016
# Domestic Violence
# Domestic Violence
The service is now 24/7, due to increased demand.
# helpline - Thursday 1 September, 2016
# Eighth Amendment
# Eighth Amendment
The British Pregnancy Advice Service is concerned that, because they are committing an illegal act, women may not always seek help.
# helpline - Sunday 13 December, 2015
# Reaching Out
# Reaching Out
The most common overall setting for abuse was in the family with one quarter of these callers saying their fathers abused them.
# helpline - Monday 23 February, 2015
# Awareness
# Awareness
Eating Disorder Awareness Week starts today.
# helpline - Wednesday 22 October, 2014
# Shelter
# Shelter
Services across Ireland answered 46,137 helpline calls in 2013 — or 126 calls each day.
# helpline - Thursday 16 October, 2014
# DOcuments
# DOcuments
The utility also apologised for the long waits some customers are experiencing when contacting the helpline.
# helpline - Wednesday 24 September, 2014
# Domestic Violence
# Domestic Violence
Women’s Aid said abuse included severe beatings, threats to kill children, stalking, and rape.
# helpline - Monday 8 September, 2014
# Charleville
# Charleville
The call was made at the funeral mass of the O’Driscoll brothers in Cork.
# helpline - Sunday 7 September, 2014
# Support
# Support
The Dublin Rape Crisis Centre is currently recruiting for volunteers.
# helpline - Wednesday 3 September, 2014
# Body Image
# Body Image
Bodywhys support service said that the majority of calls are from those aged 25-35.
# Helpline
# Helpline
The organisation said that 48% of clients were victims of childhood sexual abuse.
# helpline - Wednesday 13 August, 2014
# Staying Safe
# Staying Safe
The helpline is advising students to, “Let your hair down and not your guard”.
# helpline - Thursday 19 June, 2014
# Call For Help
# Call For Help
The co-ordinator of the National Crime Victims Helpline said that people need to be aware harassment is a crime.
# helpline - Tuesday 27 May, 2014
# Funding
# Funding
Some volunteers say they have been abused when fundraising by members of the public.
# helpline - Friday 16 May, 2014
# Childline
# Childline
Figures from Childline indicate children are more comfortable talking about mental health on the web, with 20 per cent of online contacts relating to this area.
# helpline - Thursday 30 January, 2014
# Loneliness
# Loneliness
Senior Help Line has seen a “worrying” increase in the number of calls.
# helpline - Saturday 11 January, 2014
# Parents
# Parents
Teenage issues and aggression are the most common reasons for calls to a helpline for parents in Ireland.
# helpline - Tuesday 7 January, 2014
# TEENLINE
# TEENLINE
Teen-line is now looking at offering a texting service for teenagers.
# helpline - Monday 23 December, 2013
# Opinion
# Opinion
Sometimes people call Samaritans at Christmas who might never normally do so. It could be the first Christmas they are bereaved, the could feel isolated, or they could have major money worries. We’re there to listen.
# helpline - Friday 20 December, 2013
# Helpline
# Helpline
The Rape Crisis Centre is urging men to “not be that guy” this Christmas.
# helpline - Thursday 19 December, 2013
# Helpline
# Helpline
Women’s Aid is appealing for donations to help it continue to offer its helpline services.
# helpline - Wednesday 18 December, 2013
# Samaritans
# Samaritans
In total, the helpline received 381,128 calls in the last year.
# helpline - Saturday 7 December, 2013
# Sexual Health
# Sexual Health
The Gay Switchboard is also hoping to launch a video chat service next year to encourage younger people who are having issues to get in touch.
# helpline - Monday 2 December, 2013
# Helpline
# Helpline
Connect said it expects to receive 8,300 calls this year compared to 7,376 last year.
# helpline - Tuesday 12 November, 2013
# Suicide
# Suicide
Clarke, whose son Andrew died by suicide last year, been speaking to TV3 about the issue, and is calling for more funding to be made available for an awareness campaign.
# helpline - Thursday 7 November, 2013
# Stress
# Stress
Financial woes and the fodder shortage has left many farmers in an extremely difficult situation, says suicide prevention charity Console.
# helpline - Friday 25 October, 2013
# PleaseTalk
From The42
# PleaseTalk
Dundalk IT welfare officer Paddy O’Rourke, who plays for Ireland on Saturday night, spoke out in the wake of the tragic death of Galway hurler Niall Donoghue.
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