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# National Office of Suicide Prevention

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Men account for eight in 10 suicides in Ireland

The overall rate of suicide deaths has decreased in recent years.

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Oct 4th 2018, 11:32 AM

Ireland to spend €8.8 million on reducing suicide this year

The HSE has released its suicide prevention plans for 2014.

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Feb 20th 2014, 2:54 PM

Almost 1 in 2 men who took their own lives had worked in construction

The cases were recorded over four years from around the start of the down-turn in September 2008.

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Sep 5th 2013, 10:57 PM

Suicide charity chief calls for new independent national authority

Noel Smyth, founder of 3Ts, says a suicide prevention office should have similar powers to the Road Safety Authority.

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Oct 2nd 2012, 2:01 PM