Rape Crisis Midwest – reaching out to men and women across the Midwest since 1980

This week, we got the opportunity to meet Miriam Duffy, who is Executive Director at Rape Crisis Midwest.

Rape Crisis Midwest, located in Limerick, is a a help centre for survivors of sexual abuse. Anyone can receive help and support, regardless of gender or when the assault or abuse has occurred.

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Limerick Suicide Watch – Working to Save Lives

We’ve met Lucy O’Hara, the public relations officer of Limerick Suicide Watch, to speak about their tireless work around the banks of Shannon to help people in distress.

Lucy and 26 other people decided to create Limerick Suicide Watch in 2016 in the back of a trunk. They now have over 70 volunteers and obtained the status as the only charitable organisation in Ireland that works to prevent suicides. Continue reading “Limerick Suicide Watch – Working to Save Lives”

GROW – 50 Years of Improving Mental Health in the Mid West

We spoke to Rob Stephen, who has been involved for almost 20 years with GROW, a charity which aims to help those suffering with mental health issues.

GROW is a mental health charity that originated in Australia before the first office was created in Ireland in 1959. The first meeting of the Mid West region of the charity was held in the Limerick in 1969. Continue reading “GROW – 50 Years of Improving Mental Health in the Mid West”

Charity Week – UL Students Give Back

We spoke to University of Limerick (UL) Student Life President Ciara Jo Hanlon about Charity Week, the charities that benefit and how they were chosen.

Charity Week is a week in which students donate to charities while events take place across colleges. There has been controversies in colleges across Ireland as many feel that it is a week for excessive drinking with a lack of emphasis on the charities themselves.

Does the Student Life President think the charity aspect can be forgotten? Continue reading “Charity Week – UL Students Give Back”