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Darkness into Light

By Sharon Ní Chonchúir, Contributor
August / September 2015

July 24, 2015 by Leave a Comment

How a brave woman turned a dark moment in her family history into a beacon for many grappling with thoughts of suicide. Sharon Ní Chonchúir talks to Joan Freeman, founder of Pieta House in Ireland. I live on the Dingle Peninsula, a place with a small and closely-knit community. In the past year alone, I know of three men who have committed suicide. One was a married man who … [Read more...] about Darkness into Light

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Irish writer and playwright George Bernard Shaw refuses to accept the Nobel prize money of £7,000 on this day in 1926. After nomination for the award for literature a year prior, Shaw at first wanted to turn down the Nobel Prize because he had no desire for accolades. However, he accepted on his wife’s request, because she believed it was a tribute to Ireland. He still rejected the monetary award, saying “I can forgive Nobel for inventing dynamite, but only a fiend in human form could have invented the Nobel Prize.” He instead requested that the £7,000 be used to finance the translation of Swedish books into English.

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