Clare family seek answers over HSE care of farmer who took his own life

The 56-year-old farmer was found dead only hours after he was released from Ennis Hospital

The inquest heard that the 56-year-old farmer was released alone from Ennis Hospital at approximately 4am on a cold winter’s night. File photo: Press 22

A County Clare family is seeking answers from the HSE concerning the care it provided to a west Clare man who took his own life hours after being released from hospital.

An inquest in Ennis has heard that on the afternoon of December 17 last, the body of the 56-year-old farmer was found by neighbours in the shed on his lands between Miltown Malbay and Lahinch.