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Suicide

All time
Hope
'I idolised him': Aisling Bea writes powerful article about her father's suicide
4 Nov 2017
51.1k
27
cheap alcohol
'I got this gut feeling things weren't right': Father wants limits on cheap drink after son died by suicide
24 Oct 2017
39.4k
91
Kabul
Nearly 60 people killed in two suicide bombings at Afghan mosques
20 Oct 2017
7.0k
67
Pieta House
After their mother died by suicide, these Irish brothers are now helping Australians speak out
1 Oct 2017
31.0k
3
HSE
Men aged 45-54 are the most likely to die by suicide in Ireland
27 Sep 2017
20.1k
76
Portlaoise
Prisoner was not checked for over two hours on night he died
19 Sep 2017
24.3k
25
global study
Ireland fares poorly on alcohol use, child sex abuse and suicide rate
13 Sep 2017
15.2k
23
Mental Health
The Rubberbandits are winning praise for their powerful new song about suicide
11 Sep 2017
12.8k
3
Suicide
'My recent trip home brought me back to a time when I was naïve, stupid and emotionally unravelling'
Rick Rossiter
10 Sep 2017
12.9k
5
ronan hughes
Romanian man who blackmailed Tyrone teenager who took his own life sentenced to 4 years
29 Aug 2017
46.9k
25
Egypt
Irish government offers support to family of Irish woman in Egypt suicide pact
21 Aug 2017
21.7k
1
New York
New York subway staff say break rooms and bathrooms being used to store bodies
20 Aug 2017
44.1k
36
Suicide Prevention
Former Console bosses asked to repay grants worth €150,000
11 Aug 2017
23.9k
State Care
Report into death of teen finds impact of separating her from younger sibling was not understood
8 Aug 2017
21.2k
27
Michelle Carter
'Where was her humanity?' US woman (20) to serve 15 months in jail over boyfriend's suicide
3 Aug 2017
70.0k
79
Mental Health
Reaction to Chester Bennington's death show little change in attitudes to men's mental health
21 Jul 2017
8.7k
10
mind yourself
Thank you for sharing your mental health experiences - that's why we share this award with you
12 Jul 2017
10.8k
16
Depression
'I really hope we don't run out of time': Desperate parents share stories of children's suicide attempts
29 Jun 2017
30.1k
27
UNICEF
Ireland's teen suicide rate is the fourth highest in the EU
19 Jun 2017
27.2k
22
frank staples
'We're in crisis': Wexford mayor fights to fix the county's mental health problems
18 Jun 2017
11.6k
9
Massachusetts
Woman accused of urging boyfriend to kill himself via texts goes on trial
7 Jun 2017
35.4k
nothing we didn't know
Kerry has one of Ireland's highest rates of suicide - will the government's 'action plan' help?
5 Jun 2017
16.1k
11
Switch-up
'Boxer' Moran: 'Yes, I have difficulties with reading, but I am as clever a man as you will ever meet'
3 Jun 2017
27.5k
77
legacy issues
German court denies parents access to dead teen's Facebook account
31 May 2017
23.8k
45
died by suicide
'It makes no sense': The HSE does not record the number of suicides at hospitals
30 May 2017
14.3k
46
RESPONSIBLE
'Someone attempts to take their life every 9 minutes' claims Minister
25 May 2017
10.2k
35
darkness into light
Suicide rates are falling - but how can we get them to zero?
21 May 2017
12.6k
73
WHO
Road accidents are the biggest killer of young people - world study
16 May 2017
7.5k
12
Read Me
13 Reasons Why: 'Drama is actually a good place for young people to explore tough themes'
Lorraine Courtney
14 May 2017
708
28
Justice For Dara
'Sleep well, starling': Family and friends gather to remember activist Dara Quigley
12 May 2017
33.6k
45
RIP
'Deplorable and revolting' treatment of deceased activist Dara Quigley is raised in the Dáil
11 May 2017
74.9k
185
Social Services
Suicide, overdose, sudden infant death: Children who died while in contact with social services
11 May 2017
7.9k
9
Pieta House
'Darkness Into Light allows us to talk about the wound left by suicide'
30 Apr 2017
11.2k
6
darkness into light
'I was going to end my life or I was going to get better. That was the choice I had'
27 Apr 2017
42.7k
9
Thailand
Woman 'isn't angry' at people who shared Facebook video of her husband killing baby
26 Apr 2017
28.3k
16
darkness into light
'Paul wanted to talk. But there was nobody to talk to'
Patricia Turner
24 Apr 2017
2.1k
33
Dead
Former Patriots star Aaron Hernandez kills himself in prison
19 Apr 2017
56.7k
43
Facebook Killer
Mark Zuckerberg vows to tackle spate of murder videos being uploaded to Facebook
19 Apr 2017
9.0k
11
heads together
'We're not hiding anymore': Prince William and Lady Gaga talk about mental health
18 Apr 2017
21.2k
23
San Bernardino
Boy (8) dies after shooting at California school
11 Apr 2017
17.7k
67
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