Double tragedy - Suicide crisis needs urgent attention

AS the grim spectre of suicide stalks yet another community, there is an overwhelming case for the Government to tackle this crisis.

What should have been a time of celebration has become a time of grief for the families of Darren Lavery, 22, and Jonathan McKenna, 21, whose bodies were found in a house near the Border village of Emyvale, Co Monaghan.

This tragedy will be felt deeply by every community and every home in the country. Sadly, we will never be able to fully comprehend the dark reasons which led two seemingly normal and well-balanced individuals to apparently enter a suicide pact and then to succeed in carrying it out.