1,000 builders took their lives in depths of recession

More than 1,000 men in the construction and related industries took their own lives between 2008-2012, a report to be published today will show.

The study by the Construction Industry Federation (CIF) and suicide prevention group Pieta House found almost half of male suicides between those years were of men with a construction or production background.

The two organisations will also announce details of a new campaign, Mind Our Workers, which will be aimed at reducing the level of suicide in the sector.