Rural suicide study

TEAGASC is to fund a three-year study into suicide in rural Ireland, it was confirmed yesterday.

Dr Cathal O’Donoghue, head of Teagasc Rural Economy Research Centre (RERC) at Mellow’s Campus, Athenry, Co Galway, said the study would examine the issue of rural men and suicide.

As a seminar was held at the campus on Irish rural societal change and the growing incidence of suicide, he said Teagasc had allocated funding for the PhD study through its Walsh Fellowships Scheme.