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Luckily for a lot of us Christmas is the time of year that is looked forward to with much anticipation for the fun and festivities which lie ahead over the coming weeks, however Christmas can also exacerbate the feeling of loneliness and bring great sadness for people, particularly for those who may have suffered the loss of a loved one during the year.

As the festive season approaches it is time to eat, drink, and be merry. That is exactly what the five star g Hotel has planned for its inaugural Foodie Feast, taking place on Sunday November 18 in aid of Console, a dedicated suicide prevention, intervention, and postvention service, set up in 2002 by Paul Kelly after losing his sister Sharon to suicide.

Westmeath County Council is ramping up activity in its ‘Bin it your way’ campaign. As an active participant in the high-profile national Gum Litter Taskforce (GLT) awareness campaign, Cllr Frankie Keena, chairperson of the Environment and Water Services SPC of Westmeath County Council, highlighted the need for the people of Westmeath to continue to increase the level of awareness of gum litter and its correct disposal.

An Taoiseach Enda Kenny TD offically opened Console’s new Centre for Suicide Bereavement Counselling Services in the Mayo area in Swinford on Monday last. Services in Swinford will now be available for anyone affected by suicide. Console will provide free intake and counselling for anyone who has experienced the tragic loss of someone close to Suicide.

Cllr Frankie Keena, chairperson of the environment and water services SPC launched the council’s Gum Litter Awareness campaign at the Market Square in Mullingar recently. Junior Cert students from the Loreto College together with their teacher Grainne O’Kennedy were there to lend a helping hand giving out gum wraps and running a competition. The competition winner was Liz Tynan, Ballinea, who won a €100 Mullingar Chambers shopping voucher.

The opening round of games of this year’s Shay Murtagh Precast Westmeath senior football club championship took place last weekend and there were plenty of talking points not least of which was Tyrrellspass’ draw with beaten all-Ireland finalists Garrycastle.

President Michael D Higgins hosted gala celebrations to honour the staff at Console, Ireland’s national suicide prevention charity, which celebrates its tenth anniversary this year.

Console , the national charity for suicide prevention and suicide bereavement, is hoping to extend its services to the Mayo region in the very near future.

Console, the national suicide prevention and bereavement charity, is to open an outreach service for the Mayo region based at Midfield in Swinford.

It is the call every parent dreads; the words that tear lives apart forever; a tragedy that devastates entire families and communities. Thousands of people in Ireland have had their lives torn apart as the result of the loss of a loved one to suicide.