High rates of mental ill-health among farmers 'must act as wake-up call' 

Some 22.8% of 457 farmers surveyed by the University College Dublin Agri Mental Health Group were considered at risk of suicide and 82% knew someone who had died by suicide.

High rates of mental ill-health among farmers identified in a recent survey are "alarming" and should serve as a catalyst for further action, the Irish Farmers Association has said.

Some 22.8% of 457 farmers surveyed by the University College Dublin Agri Mental Health Group were considered at risk of suicide and 82% knew someone who had died by suicide, as reported in the Irish Examiner last week.