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Irish Mirror
Irish Mirror
National
Orlaith Clinton & Michelle Cullen

Mother's heartache after losing son to suicide days before his 19th birthday after 'crying out for help'

A Northern Irish woman has dedicated her life to helping others in mental health and addiction crisis after losing her son to suicide.

Nichola O'Connor's son Eamon died in June 2018, just one week before he would have turned 19.

The death of the teenager, who had struggled with his mental health for years, sent a ripple of devastation through the local community.

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