President praised for putting suicide on national agenda

A suicide prevention and intervention service has praised President Michael D Higgins for putting suicide on the national agenda.

President praised for putting suicide on national agenda

The President invited members of the crisis group Console to Áras an Uachtaráin on Monday to honour their tireless efforts in preventing suicide and supporting the suicide bereaved over the past decade.

Paul Kelly, founder and CEO of Console, said that having Mr Higgins recognise that suicide was a tragic reality in modern Ireland so early in his term was especially heartening for so many people touched by the issue.

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