Search
14 Apr 2026
Search
14 Apr 2026
Please allow ads as they help fund our trusted local news content.
Kindly add us to your ad blocker whitelist.
If you want further access to Ireland's best local journalism, consider contributing and/or subscribing to our free daily Newsletter .
Support our mission and join our community now.
To continue reading this article, you can subscribe for as little as €0.50 per week which will also give you access to all of our premium content and archived articles!
Alternatively, you can pay €0.50 per article, capped at €1 per day.
Thank you for supporting Ireland's best local journalism!
File image
There is a notably higher rate of death by suicide in Kildare when compared to other counties.
A Kildare County Council meeting also heard from Cllr Chris Pender that there is concern about access to mental health services.
Cllr Pender (SD) and Cllr Peggy O’Dwyer (FG) asked that the Kildare Mental Health Association be asked to brief local councillors on the services that are available throughout the county.
“We need to know what services are there and how they interact with each other,” Cllr Pender told a KCC meeting.
He also said there is a need to work with other organisations to improve these services.
READ NEXT ALERT: Booking.com alerts Irish customers to possible 'data breach' on recent bookings
Independent councillor Pat Balfe stressed the importance of raising awareness because this has the effect of reducing stigma.
Cllr Balfe, a former member of the KMHA, said many people across Kildare are impacted by suicide.
Subscribe or register today to discover more from DonegalLive.ie
Buy the e-paper of the Donegal Democrat, Donegal People's Press, Donegal Post and Inish Times here for instant access to Donegal's premier news titles.
Keep up with the latest news from Donegal with our daily newsletter featuring the most important stories of the day delivered to your inbox every evening at 5pm.
This publication supports the work of the Press Council of Ireland and Office of the Press Ombudsman, and our staff operate within the Code of Practice of the Press Council. You can obtain a copy of the Code, or contact the Council, at www.presscouncil.ie, Lo-call 1800 208 080 or email: info@presscouncil.ie.
