Suicide

10:51, 28 MAY 2026

TD speaks of his suicide attempt and 'most daunting part' about facing up to dark time

Kevin Boxer Moran spoke about the difficult topic during a press conference at Government Buildings

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Campaigners call for change legal burden of proof of suicide to 'balance of probabilities' - here's why

The current standard of proof to return a verdict of suicide by a coroner is 'beyond a reasonable doubt'

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'Proud son' tragically dies in Cornwall after family rejected his homosexuality

An inquest heard how his father 'told him how Hitler would have dealt with gay people'

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Tributes flood in for teen girl, 14, found dead at home after shocking tragedy

Adriana Retyte died in hospital just two days after paramedics desperately tried to save her life in her family home

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In pictures: Darkness Into Light 2026 as thousands gather to walk in support of those impacted by suicide

177 walks took place across 18 counties starting at 4.15am this morning

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'I was in coma, went to hell, saw the devil grinding souls and came back with a message'

Gerhard Schug was in a coma for five days after he attempted to take his own life in 2020. He believes he was given a glimpse into the afterlife and it was not a pretty sight

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Dad faked his own death then his wife carried out horrifying act with their children

A father faked his own death to escape debt, leading his wife to believe he was dead

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Eerie final messages of 39 people who ended their lives in chilling Heaven's Gate cult

The Heaven's Gate cult was founded in the 1970s and became obsessed with the Hale-Bopp comet in the 1990s, eventually leading to the tragic mass suicide of 39 members

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'Perfect' family who posed for happy Facebook photos before chilling murder suicide

In 2018, the bodies of a mum, her wife and six adopted children were found in a car wreck in California. It soon became clear this was no accident.

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Gardai issue update on murder suicide probe as tributes paid to little Oisin Reddin

Oisin Reddin, 12, was found dead at a residence in West Dublin on Thursday morning. The body of his father, Wayne O'Reilly, 48, was also discovered

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Dad and son dead in suspected murder suicide: 'Nobody can believe what's happened'

The grim discovery of two bodies in two separate locations was made this morning

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Dad gets 'cursed heart' from man, marries his widow and meets disturbing fate

Sonny Graham received Terry Cottle's heart in a life-saving transplant, then began writing to the donor's widow Cheryl. The pair eventually married, but 13 years after receiving the transplant, Graham died in exactly the same manner as the donor.

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Mother says Camino walk had life-changing impact on her after daughter's suicide

Organised by all-island bereavement support group Anam Cara, Tracey Monaghan was among a group which took on the Camino de Santiago challenge last month

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Inside 'heartbreaking' mental state of man who decapitated himself with chainsaw

David Phyall was found dead in his living room, which was splattered with blood across the floors, walls and cabinet after he decapitated himself with a chainsaw

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Man cut off his own head in horror protest after being evicted from flat

WARNING: DISTRESSING CONTENT David Phyall, 50, suffered a gruesome death after deciding to end his own life as he refused to leave his 1960s home in Bishopstoke, Hampshire, which was marked for demolition

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Ricky Hatton's family's emotional plea after boxing great's cause of death confirmed

Ricky Hatton's family have issued an emotional plea after the boxing icon's cause of death was confirmed

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Ricky Hatton's son Campbell bravely speaks out on father as cause of death confirmed

Ricky Hatton's son Campbell Hatton has opened up on his father's death and the reaction to his passing at the age of 46

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Woman found dead in cross-like position with eyes gouged out in 'dark ritual'

WARNING - GRAPHIC CONTENT: The body of Geralda Lúcia Ferraz Guabiraba, 54, was found near a roadside landmark

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Man kills his own baby daughter on Facebook Live before taking his own life

WARNING - DISTRESSING CONTENT: Wuttisan Wongtalay, 21, hanged his 11-month-old daughter Natalie, and took his own life at a deserted hotel in Phuket on Monday

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Horror as father shoots himself dead live on TV as his children watch

WARNING - DISTRESSING CONTENT: JoDon Romero, 33, killed himself live on TV after a police chase in Arizona in September, 2013. His partner and mother of his children Angela Rodriguez filed a law suit

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Horse racing trainer opens up on heartbreaking deaths of three stable staff

The Cheltenham Festival-winning trainer has told of the heartbreak the deaths caused

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More than 50,000 people treated for self-harm in Irish hospitals in recent years

The figures were released by the National Self-Harm Registry Ireland

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Mum's heartbreak as son, 23, takes own life after being scammed out of €12,000

Oliver Wright, 23, took his own life in December 2022 after being scammed out of £10,000 in just three days when he was 18, his devastated mum, Jill, has revealed

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Painful court case delay drove young man to his death, brother claims

Adam Loughnane, 34, was found dead in the River Corrib last month, hours after presenting at University Hospital Galway

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