Is the River Shannon Really a Suicide Prevention Resource in Limerick?

In Limerick city we have a complicated relationship and narrative around the river Shannon. We've got quite a high rate of suicide, with the highest suicide rate in the country,. Most people die by suicide in the river Shannon so we have a strange relationship with it. If you stop by that river after dusk and look into it, like, cars will slow it down. A lot of people in Limerick will tell you that they have seen someone, trying to jump in. I've lost count how many times I've seen boats in the river trying to find someone. When we hear the helicopter in Limerick, we all get a shiver; the mechanical banshee is a creature from