Suicide claims 1,563 lives in 3-year period

Kerry, Offaly, and Cork City have the highest suicide rates in the country — with figures 50% higher than the national average.

An analysis of deaths by suicide officially recorded between 2009 and 2011 also shows suicide rates in Laois and Westmeath and the South-East, including Wexford, Waterford, and Tipperary, above average.

Some of the lowest suicide rates in the country are found in several parts of Dublin.