Pieta House hopeful success of last year's Darkness Into Light event can be replicated tomorrow morning
The organisation say the funds are more important now than ever
The charity say the impact of the pandemic is expected to have far reaching implications for people's mental health throughout 2021.
Calls and texts to Pieta’s helpline directly relating to suicide, self-harm and suicide bereavement rose by 25% in December 2020 compared to December 2019.
Speaking to RedFM News Darran Coyle Garde of Pieta House says they're hopeful the public will support them again this year:
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