‘I provide service the state can’t afford’

A WEXFORD mother who lost two of her sons to suicide is hoping to raise €2.5 million to open a drop-in centre in Enniscorthy.

Kay Quinn, who runs a charity and 24-hour phone line to help prevent suicide, maintains she is providing vital services which the Government says it cannot afford.

Ms Quinn, who recently won Wexford Person of the Year award and is the co-founder of the Touched by Suicide charity, said she firmly believes her sons would be alive today if there had been services in place to help them.