Dublin Samaritans refers to the Dublin, Ireland, branch of the Irish and UK registered charity Samaritans

Samaritans (charity)

Samaritans is a registered charity aimed at providing emotional support to anyone in emotional distress or at risk of suicide throughout the United Kingdom and Ireland, often through their telephone helpline. The name comes from the Biblical parable of the Good Samaritan, though the organisation...

. 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

Republic of Ireland

Ireland , described as the Republic of Ireland , is a sovereign state in Europe occupying approximately five-sixths of the island of the same name. Its capital is Dublin. Ireland, which had a population of 4.58 million in 2011, is a constitutional republic governed as a parliamentary democracy,...

 opened in a single room at 39 Kildare Street, Dublin - a building scheduled for demolition. 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
• Befrienders Worldwide