Sir, – Surely Kitty Holland's report "Men over 40 at greatest risk of suicide, new figures show" should have been on the Front page instead of yet more "news" on the Anglo saga (Home News, February 20th)?
According to the report, 507 people died by suicide in 2012. The statement given by HSE director of the Office of Suicide Prevention, Gerry Raleigh that “Ten people this week will lose their lives to suicide. Eight of those will be men and six of those will be over 40 years of age” is a true catastrophe for Irish families.
That this information was relegated to page 7 is most unfortunate. I would like to encourage Kitty Holland and The Irish Times to continue to focus on this tragic situation. A lost life never touches only one person. – Yours, etc,
LULU CLEARY,
Palmerston Park,
Rathmines, Dublin 6.