Suicide rate in Gardaí six times higher than national average?

Captain Obvious

Gareth O Callaghan has been covering the death of Detective Superintendent Colm Fox. He claims that seven serving members have taken their lives in the last year.

https://twitter.com/GarethOCal/status/963174009142734848

In a force of about 13000 that's 53 per 100,000. The national average in 2016 was 8.5 per 100,000. I find that number staggering. How has this been allowed to continue?

Paulzx

Captain Obvious wrote: »

In a force of about 13000 that's 53 per 100,000. The national average in 2016 was 8.5 per 100,000. I find that number staggering. How has this been allowed to continue?

Because the Dept of Justice and Garda senior management don't give a fiddlers about it

enricoh

A few cops drink in my local and they do some serious drinking. It seems to be a part of the culture in the force. Could be using it to handle the stress?
Every cop I Know has investment property, these might add to the stress over the last decade with debts built up. Very sad.

kravmaga

There was always a heavy drinking culture in the AGS and yes a lot of them are property landlords.

But same could be said about the Prison service also

Panjandrums

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