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It can hit you most at bedtime. As the clock strikes 11pm or maybe midnight you feel a darkness descend on you. An all enveloping blackness darker than night itself.

Families and friends of people lost through suicide in Mayo have the chance to get together to remember their loved ones at Console’s upcoming Christmas Celebration of Light. The evening of song, music, poetry, and reflection takes place in Our Lady Help of Christians Church in Swinford on Sunday November 29 at 4pm. The evening also includes the lighting of candles and a minute’s silence in the presence of others to remember those who are no longer with us on life's journey. More than 500 people lost their lives to suicide in Ireland last year. The event is one of nine celebrations of light being held by the national suicide prevention and bereavement charity Console, with some 6,000 people expected to attend nationwide.

Anam Cara, an organisation which supports bereaved parents, will hold its next monthly parent evening on Wednesday December 2 in the Ballybane Enterprise Centre from 7.30pm to 9pm.

Families and friends of people lost through suicide in Westmeath have the chance to come together to remember their loved ones at Console’s upcoming Celebration of Light.

The Galway Cathedral Bethany Bereavement Support Group is hosting a series of Monday evening events in remembrance of the deceased and to help people cope with bereavement.

Anam Cara, the national organisation that provides support services to bereaved parents and families, is hosting a bereavement information evening in the Family Centre, Chapel Street, Castlebar, on Wednesday next (March 25) from 8 to 9.30pm.

A support group for adults affected by the death of a loved one through suicide has commenced in the Family Centre, Chapel Street, Castlebar. The course will run over six weeks on Tuesday evenings at 8pm. It will be facilitated by two Family Centre counsellors who will provide a safe confidential space for those attending. Contact must be made with the Family Centre before the programme starts on (094) 9025900.

Anam Cara is holding its monthly Parent Evening on Wednesday January 7, 2015 from 7.30pm to 9pm in the Ballybane Enterprise Centre, Ballybane.

The Galway Cathedral Bethany Bereavement Support Group is hosting a series of Monday evening events during November in remembrance of the dead and to help those bereaved.

It is amazing how much positivity can come out of a happening that seems to bring nothing but sadness.