Celebrity chef opens up about pain after losing son to suicide

Celebrity chef Derry Clarke has spoken about how he remains in constant pain more than seven months after the death of his son by suicide and has begged those considering suicide to think of the family and friends they will leave behind.

Andrew Clarke died on New Year’s Eve, four days after his mother, Sallyanne, found the 16-year-old unconscious in the garage of their Saggart home.

As one of the couple’s two children, Derry Clarke said Andrew’s death had removed one half of the two most important things in their lives.