Confronting suicide - Taboo tag costs lives

IRISH suicide rates have been at a dreadfully high level for a number of years, yet, because it is such a heartbreaking event surrounded by so much pain and unjustified guilt, we push it to the edge of our consciousness.

That is as long as we have the luxury of doing so.

Today we report that 10 times more is spent on road safety than suicide prevention even though 100 more people take their lives each year than die on our roads.