HSE investigates ‘emerging suicide cluster’ in Cork City

The HSE has confirmed it is responding to an “emerging suicide cluster” in Cork City.

It said it has implemented a co-ordinated plan which includes providing relevant community support services. It confirmed recent cases are being verified and links between them are being examined.

In one suburb, a teenage boy and two teenage girls who were known to each other all took their own lives within days of each other. However, claims that there have been 16 suicides in Cork in 16 days have been disputed.