# suicide - Tuesday 21 May, 2013
There is no evidence to show that abortion treats suicide ideation – this means that any legislation based on the grounds of suicidal ideation is irredeemably damaged, writes Cora Sherlock.
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Day 2 of the Oireachtas hearings on abortion saw psychiatrists and medical professionals give their expert opinions on the new law.
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# suicide - Monday 20 May, 2013
Here are the things we learned, loved and shared today.
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A report on suicide out today found that up to 50 per cent of under-18 suicide deaths may be part of clusters.
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Reports say the bomber was wearing a police uniform. A senior local politician is believed to have died in the blast.
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# suicide - Sunday 19 May, 2013
The Sunday Independent/Millward Brown poll shows, however, that the numbers opposing the clause are increasing.
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# suicide - Friday 17 May, 2013
Console is running the programmed in Dublin at the end of this month.
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# suicide - Thursday 16 May, 2013
A Senator has suggested that a one to four per cent levy would raise major funds for these resources. Would you support it?
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Senator Catherine Noone said she will be bringing her idea – inspired by a recent development in France – to the Finance Minister.
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# suicide - Monday 13 May, 2013
Donal, who was fighting cancer for the third time, had called on teenagers not to take their own lives.
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# suicide - Saturday 11 May, 2013
Tens of thousands of people got up early this morning to take part in Darkness into Light events across the country in aid of Pieta House.
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# suicide - Wednesday 8 May, 2013
Figures show that nearly 1,000 of those who contacted the suicide and self-harm crisis centre were aged between 25 and 44.
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# suicide - Monday 6 May, 2013
Director Kieron J Walsh says it can be difficult to get Irish people to watch Irish movies, but this is changing. Here, he discusses shining a light on suicide, how Northern Ireland is not all about the the Troubles, and why Irish cinema is on the up.
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# suicide - Friday 3 May, 2013
The boys, aged 15 and 13, died in separate incidents – with the high school workload reportedly to blame.
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# suicide - Thursday 2 May, 2013
Figures from 1999 to 2010 have shown that the trend was most pronounced among white men, whose rate of suicide increased by 40 per cent.
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Fine Gael’s weekly parliamentary party meeting saw over five hours of intense discussion on the draft abortion bill.
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# suicide - Tuesday 30 April, 2013
Console will provide a broad range of supports and services for those affected by or at risk of suicide.
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Coalition partners Fine Gael and Labour are due to set out conditions under which abortions can be legally carried out in Ireland.
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# suicide - Monday 29 April, 2013
Brian Walsh says the Oireachtas hearings found abortion cannot treat suicidal ideation – and won’t allow it be included.
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# suicide - Saturday 27 April, 2013
# suicide - Friday 26 April, 2013
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The psychiatrists, who responded to a nationwide survey undertaken by four colleagues, say abortion is not a treatment for suicidal ideation.
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# suicide - Thursday 25 April, 2013
The video shows a man apparently trying to die by suicide in his car.
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# suicide - Friday 19 April, 2013
“I have young sons. You worry desperately about young men who seem to lose connection.”
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# suicide - Wednesday 17 April, 2013
Single Irish mother, Jillian Godsil, who tried to sell her Georgian mansion on YouTube, has documented her personal slide into insolvency in a new book, Does my Debt look big in this? Here she writes about debt and never giving up.
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# suicide - Tuesday 16 April, 2013
The booklet, ‘Lighting the way’, contains a listing of national supports such as websites, helpline contact details along with other supports offered locally.
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# suicide - Sunday 7 April, 2013
Men are constantly criticised for ‘not talking’ but they simply communicate in a different way to women; if we want to tackle male suicide we need to tackle their self esteem first, writes Tony Moore.
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The fundamental role the educational system plays today is determining a young person’s future life choices, so if there is to be equal opportunity, then we need to tackle equal access for all, writes Fr Peter McVerry.
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# suicide - Saturday 30 March, 2013
Pieta House has launched the Mind Our Men campaign
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# suicide - Tuesday 26 March, 2013
The campaign aims to empower people in spotting and dealing with the signs and symptoms of suicide.
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Police in England say there was nothing to indicate a struggle had taken place at the home of the exiled Russian oligarch.
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# suicide - Thursday 21 March, 2013
Pieta House is to launch the Mind Our Men campaign next week, which will “equip the public with the skills needed to reach out to the men in their lives during times of crisis”.
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# suicide - Wednesday 20 March, 2013
The cycle will see the TDs joining 2000 people in taking part in a cycle that will also include mental health talks and visiting schools and colleges.
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The incident happened at a house in Woodford in the south Dublin suburb at around 10.15pm last night.
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# suicide - Sunday 17 March, 2013
Sources told AFP that Olivier Metzner was found floating in the Gulf of Morbihan off the Brittany coast in an apparent suicide.
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# suicide - Wednesday 6 March, 2013
We asked and you told us. Here are some of your experiences of bullying in the workplace.
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# suicide - Tuesday 5 March, 2013
We asked and you told us. Here are your stories about bullying in school.
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# suicide - Thursday 21 February, 2013
Voters remember Fine Gael’s pre-election promises on the issue of abortion – and the party will permanently lose support if it decides to legislate for it, writes Niamh Ui Bhriain.
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# suicide - Monday 18 February, 2013
The 37-year-old was found dead on the porch of a house in Heber Springs, Arkansas yesterday afternoon.
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# suicide - Friday 15 February, 2013
It is thought the boy’s suicide was in protest at plans to close his school.
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