Hello. This Movember I’m hoping to raise some funds towards men’s health and more specifically young men’s mental health.

Suicide takes the lives of so many young people each year - especially men.

In Ireland Suicide was the most common cause of death among people aged 15 to 34 in 2020, according to a report from the Central Statistics Office (CSO). A total of 504 people died by suicide in 2020, Of those deaths, 366 involved men and 138 women. In the U.K. Suicide is the biggest killer of people under the age of 35 and the biggest killer of men under the age of 50.

More information about Samaritans Ireland: Samaritans vision is that fewer people die by suicide. We work to achieve this by alleviating emotional distress and reducing the incidence of suicidal feelings and suicidal behaviour.

We provide a 24-hour helpline service for people who are in distress, lonely, struggling to cope & who are in need of emotional support. Volunteers are on duty 24 hours a day, seven days a week, on the freephone helpline number 116 123 & email jo@samaritans.ie - answering over 500,000 calls and emails for help each year.