Almost 500 people have attempted suicide at the River Shannon in Limerick city during the past five years, new figures have revealed.
The statistics have been described as an indictment of the country’s mental health system, which was branded “a disaster” by Aontú TD Peadar Tóibín.
A total of 493 incidents were recorded on the Garda PULSE system between 2017 and 2021 involving “person misadventure” at the Shannon in the vicinity of Limerick’s Henry Street and Roxboro.
