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World Suicide Prevention Day: "huge importance that we encourage people to talk"

September 10th is World Suicide Prevention Day and in 2019 alone there were 421 deaths by suicide...

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19.04 10 Sep 2020

World Suicide Prevention Day: "huge importance that we encourage people to talk"

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19.04 10 Sep 2020

September 10th is World Suicide Prevention Day and in 2019 alone there were 421 deaths by suicide and intentional self-harm in Ireland.

Kieran Cuddihy wasjoined to discuss how we can take suicide prevention to the next level in this country by Joan Freeman, Founder Pieta House and CEO of Freeman Health Group and by Welsh rugby referee Nigel Owens, who has a personal take on the importance of suicide prevention.