We are Limerick Suicide Watch

The group's main focus is to keep eyes on the river, and identify and provide support to those in distress and who may be contemplating suicide.
As part of our Suicide awareness programme and our Community outreach programme we visit schools, colleges, places of work and local Communities to provide support, promote positive mental health and encourage conversation around mental health and suicide.

Our Patrol teams are on duty Monday, Tuesday, Thursday & Saturday night and we cover nights such as Christmas night, New years eve, Junior and leaving cert result nights and so on. We can be active 7 nights a week with our outreach and awareness programmes.

We are a volunteer group that depends on donations from the public and fundraising events to help fund training, safety equipment and the day to day operation of the group. We are a group that has high ambition and we are continually looking at options for the future to further support the people we meet.

Our Public Relations Officer can be contacted by email at LSW.pro@limericksuicidewatch.ie

If you would like to donate to the group, see the link below and thank you.

Yvonne Cook: Chairperson/Trustee
Mark O'Shaughnessy: Vice Chairperson/Trustee
Shirley Johnston: Secretary/Trustee
Ann Slattery: Treasurer/Trustee
Audrey Ellis: Public Relations Officer/Trustee
Sarah Jane McMahon: Welfare Co-Ordinator/Trustee
David Leahy: Trustee
Patricia Irwin: Trustee

Sarah Culhane & Shannon McNamara: Training Officers
Lorraine Reddan Hogan, Lorna King, Denis Healy and Helena Hanrahan: Recruitment Officers
Audrey Cunningham, Gary Ledger, Joanne Crosse, Kate Flynn, Joan Forde, Maire Carroll & Frank Meaney : Welfare Officers
Maya Murphy: First Aid Officer
Bernie Blake: Equipment Officer
Frank Meaney: Health & Safety Officer
Sean Lyons: Patrol Roster Officer
Dave Mullen: IT Officer
Maire Carroll: Child Protection Officer
Jason Begley: Intervention Reports Officer

Your Help Could Save A Life

We are a volunteer group that depend on donations from the public and fundraising events to fund uniforms, jackets, PFDs (personal Flotation devices) etc. If you would like to donate to the group, we have set up a donation page here.

The Limerick Suicide Watch team are continually working hard to grow the patrol to bigger numbers and more nights and to increase the equipment available to volunteers and the services to those who need it. Any funds that we receive will be used toward this and also toward the securing of a permanent base for Limerick Suicide watch as well as other projects that fall under our scope including awareness around mental health and suicide prevention.

Thanks to the generosity of the public we at Limerick Suicide Watch would like to take this opportunity to let people know that we have adequate funds to cover our operational costs for the coming 1-2 year period. This includes for patrol equipment and gear, full insurance for our members, continuous training, and the day to day running of the office and base as it currently stands.

We would like to express our heartfelt thanks to everybody that has helped and supported LSW and has made it the success that it is today.
Thank you for your support!

Registered Charity Number 20152482:

CHY Number 22024

Become a volunteer

If you are interested in volunteering with Limerick Suicide Watch, please contact our recruitment team at the following e-mail address: lsw.recruitment@limericksuicidewatch.ie

It is required that you do a minimum of 3 nights per month with one of those being a late Saturday night. You need to be physically fit as there is a lot of walking involved while on patrol. We also put patrols out on bikes to cover a larger area. There is a three month probation period at the end of which your probation period will be reviewed by our committee. Garda vetting is required and you must be over 25 years of age.

The following training will be provided (free of charge) and is mandatory to all members: ASIST (Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training), First Aid, Defibrillator, CPR, Ligature release training, Child protection, Riverside safety, use of thermal image cameras, Throw Bag & VHF Radio. Your best asset will be your ability to communicate in a clear, understanding and non judgemental manner with the people we meet

In recent years we have developed our Suicide awareness programme and Community outreach programme and members have the option of being part of these or not. We put out extra patrols for other events such as Leaving and Junior Cert, College nights, Bank holidays, Christmas/New Year period, etc.

We pride ourselves in working as a very inclusive team and supporting each other in all circumstances.

Get In Touch

Please note we do not run a counselling or suicide prevention telephone or email service.

o For general queries, please contact us at the following e-mail address: lsw.secretary@limericksuicidewatch.ie
o If you are interested in volunteering with Limerick Suicide Watch, please contact our recruitment team at the following e-mail address: lsw.recruitment@limericksuicidewatch.ie

LIMERICK SUICIDE WATCH Unit 3, Tait Business Centre, Dominic Street, Limerick
Registered Charity Number (RCN) 230152482 CNY Number 22024