Early warning system to tackle suicide in Cork

An early-warning system to identify emerging clusters of suicide and self-harm will be introduced in Cork early in the new year.

And a major suicide prevention plan for Cork and Kerry — the first coordinated plan of its kind in the region which aims to reduce the rates of suicide by 10% over the next five years — should be launched within three months.

The news emerged yesterday during a meeting of a multi-agency taskforce which was convened following the deaths of 10 people by suspected suicide in the city since October.