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Calls to end A&E route for people presenting as suicidal

“Someone presenting as suicidal shouldn't have to go through A&E”    That’s the call in a...

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07.45 10 Feb 2026


Calls to end A&E route for people presenting as suicidal


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07.45 10 Feb 2026


“Someone presenting as suicidal shouldn't have to go through A&E”   

That’s the call in a petition set to be discussed by an Oireachtas committee later today. The petition comes from John Loughnane, whose brother Adam died by suicide exactly a year ago. John spoke to Anton this morning about Adam.


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