“DEEP concern” has been expressed that many psychiatrists are excluding family members when treating those suffering from a mental illness.

IRISH gaming giant Paddy Power is to receive a cash-based tax refund of around €13 million later this year — over 10% of its 2010 operating profit — relating its operations in Australia.

THE founding member of a coalition of suicide charities, the Action on Suicide Alliance, has pulled out of the organisation claiming it now lacks independence and cannot criticise its state funders.

THE Irish Association of Suicidology (IAS) is training St Vincent de Paul volunteers to enable them to help identify clients likely to be suffering from mental health problems.

About 60,000 people self-harmed last year, mental health experts said today.

Bookmaker Paddy Power said a “cracking” year for punters had left it with a 15% slide in profits after a run of exceptionally customer-friendly sporting results.

Dublin: Australian online gambling firm Sportsbet, in which Paddy Power holds a 51% share-holding, has completed its acquisition of International All Sports (IAS).

JOBLESS people are three times more likely than those in employment to take their own lives, the Irish Association of Suicidology annual conference was told yesterday.

PADDY Power has further extended its new foothold in the Australian betting market on the back of its new subsidiary there – Sportsbet – agreeing to acquire local online betting company International All Sports (IAS).

THE 12.5% cut in funding for the National Office for Suicide Prevention (NOSP) means that those at risk of suicide are being “abjectly failed” by authorities, an Oireachtas meeting has heard.

MOST of us will be surprised to learn that a prisoner has died in an Irish jail every six weeks for the last two years. This figure — 16 deaths — is not the kind of statistic that we imagine defines our society.

RECENT high-profile suicide associated killings need to be viewed in the context of the country’s poor record on mental health, according to the Irish Association of Suicidology.

MEDIA images of a hangman’s noose used in the execution of Saddam Hussein have distressed relatives of suicide victims who hanged themselves, it was claimed yesterday.

DRINKS giants could be banned from sponsoring sporting contests following rising concern over drinking among the young.

LESS than one-in-five patients who deliberately harm themselves are admitted to a general hospital, according to the Irish Association of Suicidology (IAS).

A SMALL percentage of fatal road traffic accidents could be disguised suicides, research has indicated.

THE Institute of Certified Public Accountants in Ireland (CPA) says the Government must clarify its position on the introduction of new International Accounting Standards.

THE head of the Mental Health Commission (MHC) has called for a substantial hike in the price of alcohol to help stem the rise of suicides.

The Irish Association of Suicidology has hit out at a cut in funding for suicide prevention and research.

British immigration officers believe they have smashed a people smuggling ring at Heathrow airport, following eight arrests.

An insurance company is to employ another 100 staff at its call centre in west Belfast, it announced today.