Volunteers Patrol the River Shannon to Prevent Suicide

In Limerick, a group of sixteen local volunteers have joined together to prevent suicide. Over the last ten months, the CSR Suicide Prevention Team has been patrolling the River Shannon and four bridges in Limerick to rescue people who would otherwise attempt to throw themselves into the water. The volunteers patrol every Saturday from midnight to 5 a.m. and recently began patrolling on week nights. They have met as many as four people contemplating suicide on some nights and have had to physically restrain some people from jumping. Over Christmas holidays in 2011, twelve people jumped to their deaths in Limerick City, but thanks to the patr…