The number of calls to the Samaritans has doubled since the phone number became free.
The support of the telecoms industry has helped us answer 1.2 million calls for help Find out more at https://t.co/dH0NTmbIFB #Samsjourney
— Samaritans Ireland (@SamaritansIRL) April 11, 2016
The charity has answered 1.2 million calls for help since the service became free of charge two years ago.

Helen Vaughan reports.
