A group of Dublin bikers have passed through the city on their journey to Wexford in aid of Youth Suicide Prevention Ireland.
Today marks World Suicide Prevention Day, and Saoirse Le Cheile, a group set up by Dubliner Ned Curran, are making stops to place teddy bears and posters for people who might be struggling with their mental health.
Ned lost someone close to him through suicide and is now certified in suicide prevention. He told Dublin Live today: "We're all here for World Suicide Prevention Day, we're all gathering on a day that is going to consist of multiple stops of putting up signs and teddy bears for therapists along the route to Wexford where we are having the main event in Enniscorthy.
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Ned said that today's message that they want to get out is for people to "please talk if you're having any problems or feeling down.' He said: "If you're just under pressure, just feeling a little bit like you're struggling, to please open up to somebody you trust.
"Talk to a friend, a work colleague, an uncle, a grandad. Anybody you trust, please open up and talk. That's the first step of getting it solved.
"People are holding it in and the problems aren't getting dealt with, and the problems are just accumulating and that's where we have things getting worse for people," added Ned.
The bikers took off from outside the Generator Hotel in Smithfield this morning, and Ned also revealed that this year, the teddy bears being placed at various locations will be named after people who were lost to suicide.
Youth Suicide Prevention Ireland, the organisation which will receive the funds raised from this event, has been working for over 10 years to provide free education and training services to schools and colleges around Ireland.
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