Proposal would restrict access to suicide locations

Access to certain locations where suicides have taken place may be limited under proposals being formulated by the National Suicide Research Foundation and other interested groups.

Dr Ella Arensman of the NSRF said preliminary talks had taken place about the possibility of focussing on certain parts of the River Shannon where suicides are known to have taken place.

However, she stressed that no talks had yet taken place with the local authorities in question, and the discussions elsewhere were at a very early stage.