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	<title>North Dublin Befriending Service</title>
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		<title>Coroner calls for national Suicide Campaign</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Mar 2012 10:58:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[http://www.rte.ie/news/2012/0312/suicide.html &#160; Similar the campaign of that of the Road Safety Authority, there is a need for an awareness of Suicide and an increase in the funding allocated towards Suicide prevention.]]></description>
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<p>&nbsp;</p>
<p>Similar the campaign of that of the Road Safety Authority, there is a need for an awareness of Suicide and an increase in the funding allocated towards Suicide prevention.</p>
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		<title>North Dublin Befriending Service AGM</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Mar 2012 13:50:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Annual General Meeting of the North Dublin Befriending Service will take place on Tuesday 3rd April at 6pm in Connolly Norman House, 224 North Circular Road, Phibsborough, Dublin 7 .]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The Annual General Meeting of the North Dublin Befriending Service will take place on Tuesday 3rd April at 6pm in Connolly Norman House, 224 North Circular Road, Phibsborough, Dublin 7 .</p>
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		<title>Currently not recruiting for volunteers</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2012 14:48:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[We currently have too many volunteers on our books (which is a good complaint) but this means we are not in a position to recruit and train more people at the moment.  Due to funding and staffing restriction we cannot take any more matches on as we would not be able to continue to provide [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>We currently have too many volunteers on our books (which is a good complaint) but this means we are not in a position to recruit and train more people at the moment.  Due to funding and staffing restriction we cannot take any more matches on as we would not be able to continue to provide a quality service if we did so.</p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<p>If anyone is still interested in getting involved with our service we would welcome any support with fundraising.  This could include participating in our sponsored 4k walk /run on April 21st in St. Annes Park in Raheny.  All help would be greatly appreciated.</p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<p>We would hope that later in the year we would be in a position to take on more volunteers.  Thanking you for your interest.</p>
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		<title>NDBS named a model of best practice</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Oct 2011 16:58:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[North Dublin Befriending Service was mentioned as a model of best practice in the National Housing Strategy for People with a Disability, 2011 – 2016. &#160; The link to the report is http://www.environ.ie/en/Publications/DevelopmentandHousing/Housing/FileDownLoad,28016,en.pdf and we are mentioned on Page 118.  We are always striving to improve our service so recognition of such is greatly appreciated.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>North Dublin Befriending Service was mentioned as a model of best practice in the <a href="http://www.environ.ie/en/Publications/DevelopmentandHousing/Housing/FileDownLoad,28016,en.pdf">National Housing Strategy for People with a Disability, 2011 – 2016</a>.</p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<p>The link to the report is <a href="http://www.environ.ie/en/Publications/DevelopmentandHousing/Housing/FileDownLoad,28016,en.pdf">http://www.environ.ie/en/Publications/DevelopmentandHousing/Housing/FileDownLoad,28016,en.pdf</a> and we are mentioned on Page 118.  We are always striving to improve our service so recognition of such is greatly appreciated.</p>
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		<title>The Four Horsemen</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Oct 2011 16:48:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I wake up in the middle of the night, From dreaded nightmares that fill me, With fear about school days of past, Oh what a blast, As the record player goes around repeating the same words, And delusions to me, i wonder how could i stop this incessant chant, As i fight with a pant, [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong>I wake up in the middle of the night,</strong></p>
<p><strong>From dreaded nightmares that fill me,</strong></p>
<p><strong>With fear about school days of past,</strong></p>
<p><strong>Oh what a blast,</strong></p>
<p><strong>As the record player goes around repeating the same words,</strong></p>
<p><strong>And delusions to me,</strong></p>
<p><strong>i wonder how could i stop this incessant chant,</strong></p>
<p><strong>As i fight with a pant,</strong></p>
<p><strong>the four horsemen in my head that plant.</strong></p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<p><strong>They dont know when to leave me alone,</strong></p>
<p><strong>They just seem to want me all alone,</strong></p>
<p><strong>So they can beat with feelings, thoughts and impulses</strong></p>
<p><strong>into my head all that does fill me with dread.</strong></p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<p><strong>All i want is a life free of trouble and strife,</strong></p>
<p><strong>All i get is constant jibes in the back of the head, face and neck,</strong></p>
<p><strong>will it ever dive off the surfboard of my mind.</strong></p>
<p><strong>The four horsemen plan with pride,</strong></p>
<p><strong>It&#8217;s all about to glide,</strong></p>
<p><strong>Down a mighty blood slide.</strong></p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<p><strong>The shit has well and truly hit the fan,</strong></p>
<p><strong>And i&#8217;m about to pass out to Saipan,</strong></p>
<p><strong>the four horsemen are ready to plant,</strong></p>
<p><strong>what they think is right for this canman,</strong></p>
<p><strong>But i think the last plan,</strong></p>
<p><strong>Is left to Stan, </strong></p>
<p><strong>The only question is how was it planned,</strong></p>
<p><strong>The four horsemen are ready to stand.</strong></p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<p><strong>Taking on a new ride,</strong></p>
<p><strong>You can decide,</strong></p>
<p><strong>What you believe is ultimately true,</strong></p>
<p><strong>Someone you know is totally blue,</strong></p>
<p><strong>When you stand on that stage it is up to you,</strong></p>
<p><strong>You can phone a friend, do fifty fifty or ask the audience,</strong></p>
<p><strong>Because after all you will stand or you will fall,</strong></p>
<p><strong>You will need all your strength to build a wall.</strong></p>
<p><strong>Stand, do not fall.</strong></p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<p><strong>This should be easy for you,</strong></p>
<p><strong>As you know your own flaws,</strong></p>
<p><strong>Johannesberg and all,</strong></p>
<p><strong>Riots in Brazil,</strong></p>
<p><strong>Troubles in the north,</strong></p>
<p><strong>They weren&#8217;t long, they weren&#8217;t short,</strong></p>
<p><strong>In the end i dont fucking know,</strong></p>
<p><strong>I&#8217;ve written the worst poem  i&#8217;ve ever known,</strong></p>
<p><strong>the four horsemen take it or leave it,</strong></p>
<p><strong>i didn&#8217;t know how to finish it, </strong></p>
<p><strong>Maybe there is no clear cut ending,</strong></p>
<p><strong>One that stands out from them all,</strong></p>
<p><strong>You have to just take it on the chin,</strong></p>
<p><strong>As part of the school of hard knocks,</strong></p>
<p><strong>That life rubbishes in the bin,</strong></p>
<p><strong>It&#8217;s been part of your chagrin,</strong></p>
<p><strong>This is your story,</strong></p>
<p><strong>Whether it be mourning or glory,</strong></p>
<p><strong>You have to wake up from each nightmare.</strong></p>
<p><strong>And say that even though your still haunted by the hay,</strong></p>
<p><strong>You must carry on till your on the gray.</strong></p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<p><strong>As this is your life experience up until the present day,</strong></p>
<p><strong>So don&#8217;t recall it in the hay,</strong></p>
<p><strong>You should be proud to still be here today,</strong></p>
<p><strong>And that&#8217;s what the four horsemen are here</strong></p>
<p><strong>for a reminder to you wahay.</strong></p>
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		<title>DEATH STORY 2ND INNINGS</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Oct 2011 14:43:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>helen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s just another story of death at your fingertips, Mourning at the funeral of your past, Oh we&#8217;re all aghast, There&#8217;s plenty to laugh about, plenty to cry about, Plenty to dine over let&#8217;s take a trip to dover. It&#8217;s the death of my past, It&#8217;s not here to last, Everybody should be feeling joy , Like [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong>It&#8217;s just another story<br />
of death at your fingertips,</strong></p>
<p><strong>Mourning at the funeral<br />
of your past,</strong></p>
<p><strong>Oh we&#8217;re all aghast,</strong></p>
<p><strong>There&#8217;s plenty to laugh<br />
about, plenty to cry about,</strong></p>
<p><strong>Plenty to dine over<br />
let&#8217;s take a trip to dover.</strong></p>
<p><strong>It&#8217;s the death of my<br />
past,</strong></p>
<p><strong>It&#8217;s not here to last,</strong></p>
<p><strong>Everybody should be<br />
feeling joy ,</strong></p>
<p><strong>Like acting like it&#8217;s a<br />
killjoy event,</strong></p>
<p><strong>Cease repent,</strong></p>
<p><strong>You&#8217;ll be glad to be sad<br />
but just for a moment,</strong></p>
<p><strong>You glad to be mourning<br />
in the moment,</strong></p>
<p><strong>Not to be telling my<br />
death story,</strong></p>
<p><strong>In another language mink<br />
and maury,</strong></p>
<p><strong>Oh is it that story,</strong></p>
<p><strong>Let&#8217;s get ready to have<br />
more glory,</strong></p>
<p><strong>Because this just is<br />
another story of heartache,</strong></p>
<p><strong>Not another story from<br />
death&#8217;s embrace,</strong></p>
<p><strong>But clearly a deface.</strong></p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<p><strong>Wherever life&#8217;s journey<br />
takes you,</strong></p>
<p><strong>You can be sure that it<br />
will test you,</strong></p>
<p><strong>Beyond endurance,<br />
sometimes beyond a current,</strong></p>
<p><strong>It&#8217;s sure not to be an<br />
area without Shades Of Grey,</strong></p>
<p><strong>It&#8217;s an area that begs<br />
and prays for you, </strong></p>
<p><strong>To give up beating<br />
yourself up over things,</strong></p>
<p><strong>That happened such a<br />
long time ago,</strong></p>
<p><strong>So be strong be tough<br />
will ya.</strong></p>
<p><strong>It all starts with a bit<br />
of self lovin ya,</strong></p>
<p><strong>You have to go to that<br />
place that is death&#8217;s star,</strong></p>
<p><strong>To embrace what is<br />
in a breath&#8217;s bar,</strong></p>
<p><strong>Take it from me it&#8217;s a<br />
need to be,</strong></p>
<p><strong>The man that i am today,</strong></p>
<p><strong>Is because of the<br />
strength i have to be here,</strong></p>
<p><strong>It brings me to tears to<br />
say,</strong></p>
<p><strong>That this is the way,</strong></p>
<p><strong>Of my bond that stays<br />
with me unkind in a way, </strong></p>
<p><strong>Through the tides<br />
that keep me in a way,  </strong></p>
<p><strong>Safe from going away to<br />
the death story in the sky.</strong></p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<p><strong>I can&#8217;t cheat, i<br />
can&#8217;t lie, it&#8217;s every tear for itself,</strong></p>
<p><strong>That is the place you<br />
must set your heart on,</strong></p>
<p><strong>A dear embrace, the<br />
time, the chase, it&#8217;s all a bit misplaced,</strong></p>
<p><strong>And there it is<br />
therein lies the rub.</strong></p>
<p><strong> I cant tell this<br />
story without giving into death&#8217;s glory,</strong></p>
<p><strong>I can feel sick from the<br />
depravity of the situation,</strong></p>
<p><strong>The dastardly facets<br />
that come with the location,</strong></p>
<p>That is in my head the<br />
demons that hunt me to bed instead,</p>
<p>And create a world that i am<br />
utterly trapped in,</p>
<p>That i feel sapped in,</p>
<p>That i&#8217;m papped in by the<br />
photographers who shoot the inside,</p>
<p>Of my brain that make me go<br />
insane</p>
<p>With worry and tension to end my<br />
pain,</p>
<p>But it doesn&#8217;t it just stays the<br />
same.</p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<p>It only ends with me crying, and<br />
nearly suffocating nearly dying,</p>
<p>But that&#8217;s just the release of<br />
tears, the release of fears,</p>
<p>That enslaved me for years,</p>
<p>It&#8217;s so right that i end<br />
this plight at this point in my life,</p>
<p>And not a second later.</p>
<p>Well the journey has been worth<br />
every moment,</p>
<p>Every physical gage that locked<br />
me in this cage,</p>
<p>Of my past that was like a<br />
bull enraged,</p>
<p>That is kill switch engage,</p>
<p>I am now done with my story,</p>
<p>I hope it inspired, maybe death,<br />
maybe glory,</p>
<p>Perhaps even another<br />
death story.</p>
<p>Be safe now.</p>
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		<title>Where is the Fun?</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Oct 2011 14:17:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[One of our very talented Social Group attendees has submitted some poetry to us for use on our website.  There&#8217;s a few posts to follow with different poems. &#160; Where is the fun? &#160; Where is the fun? In the sun, I dont know what the fun is? Is it something indescribable, Or is it [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>One of our very talented Social Group attendees has submitted some poetry to us for use on our website.  There&#8217;s a few posts to follow with different poems.</p>
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<p><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Where is the fun?</span></p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<p>Where is the fun?</p>
<p>In the sun,</p>
<p>I dont know what the fun is?</p>
<p>Is it something indescribable,</p>
<p>Or is it in the bible,</p>
<p>The mysteries of the human race,</p>
<p>We all seem to run,</p>
<p>We all seem to chase,</p>
<p>For a reason to this great chase,</p>
<p>We call the human race,</p>
<p>The call of our fathers to,</p>
<p>To this what bothers,</p>
<p>There is a certain question one<br />
asks one self,</p>
<p>Where is the fun?</p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<p>It&#8217;s a question and a conundrum,</p>
<p>That has philosophers becoming<br />
undone,</p>
<p>They don&#8217;t know what they&#8217;re<br />
chasing,</p>
<p>They don&#8217;t know what&#8217;s be<br />
hasting.</p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<p>It&#8217;s just one of those things i<br />
guess,</p>
<p>That we question, we jest,</p>
<p>Like the meaning of life noone<br />
can give a definitive answer,</p>
<p>I think it&#8217;s for beggars<br />
for chancers,</p>
<p>If we just slow down we might<br />
hear the Angelus.</p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<p>The thing is we&#8217;re chasing for<br />
meaning for balance,</p>
<p>I dont think we&#8217;ll find it in a<br />
chalice,</p>
<p>In relationships, in balance,</p>
<p>Ye see there is a turning point i&#8217;m only reaching in my life,</p>
<p>We all get to this stage,</p>
<p>Who am i, where am i, where am i<br />
going,</p>
<p>What am in looking for,</p>
<p>What do i want to achieve,</p>
<p>What do i want to receive,</p>
<p>Is there a place we can achieve,</p>
<p>What we want our life&#8217;s destiny,</p>
<p>Our endless journey, our voice,</p>
<p>Our selves i think we can<br />
only keep on counting shelves,</p>
<p>And wonder with awe aloud<br />
withdraw,</p>
<p>When will we reach the<br />
top,</p>
<p>Will it go pop.</p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<p>Questions and answers it&#8217;s sure<br />
to stop,</p>
<p>One thing&#8217;s for sure we need the<br />
allure,</p>
<p>Of the bedroom door,</p>
<p>Where is the fun?</p>
<p>In the sun,</p>
<p>I don&#8217;t know what the fun is?</p>
<p>Where is the fun?</p>
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		<title>New Website Launched</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 23 Jul 2011 09:05:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[New Website for North Dublin Befriending Service is launched Visit our site at]]></description>
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