Could be a very tough time for someone who might be a bit vulnerable or just going through a bad bout of the Big D. Coupled with all the other worries they may have. Hopefully itâs over soon
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If youâre fortunate enough to have a spare few quid lying around you could do worse than to throw it to Pieta House, Aware, or some of the local suicide charities for this very reason. Theyâre inundated with calls at the moment.
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A friend of mine, an Ennis musician living in Kilkenny city now (cc @Malarkey) put up an old song for download there a few weeks back, with all proceeds going to Pieta House during this time. Mightnât seem much put think he got close to the âŹ300. Another band in Cork raised over âŹ1000 for Aware. We probably wonât here about these people as they are more struggling artists with limited public profile but good to see them doing their bit at a time when one of their main revenue streams (i.e. gigs) is no longer available to them
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Another poor divil out in Oranmore last week too.
2 young lads in Cavan have died tragically in the last week or thereabouts.
One chap, 23, captained Killilkere to the county junior title last October, the other chap was 19/20 and had been on a relatively recent St. Patâs Cavan Maghera cup winning team. He was from Ballinagh. Both devastating shocks in rural GAA parishes and further afield. RIP.
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Jesus thats shocking.
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I seen the one about the footballer and thought thatâs what it was alright. Very sad.
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i guy i used to work with - wasnt close to him but id say their are a lot of people struggling with the lockdown and covid 19
go easy on each other
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Yeah I canât imagine itâs easy for some people. Very little outlets for them and no one to notice if they are acting a bit strange.
Stay safe lads
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Thats the beauty of this place, it allows lads go off the deep end on a topic, and all the while masking the insanity inside from their loved ones. God bless you all.
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Steve Bing, real estate heir and father of Liz Hurleyâs son, jumped from his LA apartment balcony to his death.
Initial reports blaming the isolation from Covid as a significant factor.
Its a fairly risky way to go about it. What if you survived the fall but became quadraplegicâŚ
Jumping from 27 floors up Iâd say fairly ensures the desired outcome.
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RIP, you know thatâs just mad, a fella that youâd look at and think âthatâs a guy that has everything a man could haveâ but really no-one knew anything about him. What is this? Is it something like he couldnât live with himself, couldnât handle his own company? He must have had serious depression.
Pretty much. It goes to show that material possessions mean nothing if you are not at ease with your own individual existence.
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[quote=âTank, post:2681, topic:6453, full:trueâ]think âthatâs a guy that has everything a man could haveâ .
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Thatâs the problem right thereâŚnobody has everythingâŚ
Furthermore resilience generally develops from being exposed to hardship and sufferingâŚ
God almighty
Iâve been saying as much here for months
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100 PC though we all like our possessions health is wealth, and close family/ friendship is paramount
Nature has great energy too palâŚ