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Cycle against Suicide visits
Coláiste Phobal RosCré
From Claire Fox, Tipperary Education and Training Board
Over 800 people die by suicide
on the island of Ireland each
year. That is 800 families
and communities devastated; 800
lives cut short. Cycle against Suicide
aims to change this by beginning a
conversation about mental health and
getting the message that ‘it’s ok not
to feel ok; and it’s absolutely ok to ask
for help’ into schools, businesses and
communities throughout the island of
Ireland.
On the morning of May 3rd Jim Breen
and the Cycle against Suicide group
spoke to the entire Coláiste Phobal
community with their main message
being ‘it’s ok not to feel ok; and it’s
absolutely ok to ask for help’. The
group were high energy, high spirits
and the students thoroughly enjoyed
the experience. Roscrea is very
fortunate in that Pieta House has a
base in the town and was represented
in the gym along with other help/
support groups present. We at
Coláiste Phobal are very fortunate also
to have excellent counsellors and also
probably the coolest School Chaplain
in the country in Fr. Lorcan!!!! Don’t be
alone, don’t suffer in silence...
Ask for help.
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