Cork teenager's song in honour of friend who died by suicide goes global 

Rían, from Ballineen in West Cork, was described as “the happiest boy in the world”, but he took his own life in February 2022. He was just 15

Aidan Burke, 15, (Burkie) from Bandon urged people to check in on their friends.

The mother of a teenager who died by suicide has urged radio stations to play a new emotion-filled song written in his memory by his best friend which she believes could help someone in crisis and those left behind.

Rían de Brún’s mother, Saoirse, also urged young people and parents to listen to Aidan Burke’s soulful hip-hop tribute, saying it could give people the tools to "check in" on their friends and encourage someone with suicidal thoughts to reach out for help.