Established in Ireland in 1961, there are now 21 Samaritans branches across Ireland with more than 2,000 active volunteers.
About Samaritans in Ireland
Established in Ireland in 1961, there are now 21 Samaritans branches across Ireland with more than 2,000 active volunteers.
Samaritans Ireland strategic delivery plan: Tackling suicide together
Samaritans Ireland’s 2022-27 strategic delivery plan, ‘Tackling suicide together’, outlines our main priorities for the next five years and how we’ll be working towards our vision that fewer people die by suicide.
Samaritans show power of human connection as volunteers answer almost 1,000 calls a day
Samaritans volunteers in Ireland answered almost 1,000 calls a day last year as people continued to struggle with the impact of Covid and the lifting of restrictions, annual figures show.
Support Samaritans Ireland
Samaritans Ireland relies heavily on public and corporate donations. Find out more on how you can support us through making a donation, partnering with us or leaving a gift in your will.
Media guidelines in Ireland
Samaritans’ media guidelines for reporting suicide and online resources reinforce industry codes of practice, supporting the highest standards of coverage of suicide.
Suicide facts and figures
We're the only organisation collating suicide data for all UK nations and the Republic of Ireland. Read our key findings and trends by age, gender and region, and download our annual Suicide Statistics Report.
News in Ireland
View all newsVeteran broadcaster Charlie Bird to extend his 'hand of friendship' to Samaritans and raise awareness of its life-saving work
19th October 2022
Samaritans and Irish Prison Service mark 20 years of peer-to-peer prison Listener scheme
12th October 2022
Samaritans volunteers festival ready for Electric Picnic
30th August 2022
