Coroner finds alcohol in 48% of suicides

A STUDY by Louth county coroner has found that nearly half of all road deaths or those who committed suicide in the county over the last six years had consumed alcohol.

In one year alone, two thirds of all drivers killed in road accidents were over the legal limit.

The study by the coroner Ronan Maguire was based on an examination of inquests he has held over the last six years.