Cork has highest suicide rate in country

Cork City has the highest suicide rate in Ireland since the start of the economic recession in 2008, with levels more than 70% above the national average.

An analysis of official suicide figures in the period 2008-2012 carried out by the Irish Examiner show that other counties with above-average rates include Kerry, Offaly, Leitrim, and Wexford.

Fingal, which covers north Dublin, has the lowest suicide rate in the country — with a level less than half the national average.