A suicide prevention group patrolling the River Shannon has saved almost 300 lives since setting up three years ago. And a reported 30 of those were children aged between 12 and 18.

A Limerick teenager personally affected by suicide has collected thousands of signatures in a bid to light up the city’s bridges with life-affirming messages — reaching out to anyone thinking of taking their own life.

Munster rugby player Keith Earls has lent his support to a suicide prevention group in Limerick City after revealing his own experience of losing a close family member to suicide.