Dublin Samaritans refers to the Dublin, Ireland, branch of the Irish and UK registered charity Samaritans. Dublin (ˈdʌblɨn/ /ˈdʊblɨn or /ˈdʊbəlɪn/, bˠalʲə aːha klʲiəh or cliə(ɸ is both the largest city and capital of Ireland. The Dublin branch is based at 112 Marlborough Street where it has occupied the same premises for the past 20+ years.
Statistics
There are 260 active volunteers in Dublin, manning a large city-centre building for 24 hours a day and dealing with 86,000 contacts a year on six emergency telephone lines, in a number of private interview rooms and on computer for emails and text messages.
Branch history
On 2 March 1970 the first branch of Samaritans in the Republic of Ireland opened in a single room at 39 Kildare Street, Dublin - a building scheduled for demolition. Events 986 - Louis V becomes King of the Franks. 1127 - Assassination of Charles the Good Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Dublin (ˈdʌblɨn/ /ˈdʊblɨn or /ˈdʊbəlɪn/, bˠalʲə aːha klʲiəh or cliə(ɸ is both the largest city and capital of Ireland. A handful of volunteers staffed a room in relays for 8. 5 hours a day, taking calls on a single telephone and answering the door to an occasional visitor.
External links
- Dublin Samaritans Home Page
- Samaritans Home Page
- Samaritans email support
- Befrienders Worldwide
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