Deaths due to accidental poisoning on the rise, CSO figures reveal

Accidental poisoning deaths have more than doubled in less than 10 years.

Such deaths are now significantly more common in Ireland than in the EU and in Britain, according to the National Suicide Research Foundation.

Vital statistics published by the CSO show there were 271 accidental poisonings last year, compared to 112 in 2004. Between last October and December there were 76 such deaths.