Concerns over rate of young male suicides

The rate of suicide among young men in Ireland is one of the highest in Europe, according to a new all-Ireland study.

The Young Men and Suicide project found that, over the past decade, the rate of deaths from suicide has been five times higher in males than in females in Ireland.

It is estimated that 165 teenagers and young men took their own lives in Ireland in 2011, while 72 teenagers and young men took their own lives in the North.