LIMERICK city recorded one of the highest rates of self-harm in the country, according to a report from the National Suicide Research Foundation (NSRF).
The rate of self-harm among males in Limerick was 87 per cent higher than the national average, while the female rate was 76 per cent higher. The national average of male self-harm is 185 per 100,000 population, while the average female rate is 216 per 100,000.
The NRSF report found that there was a 44 per cent increase in the rate of self-harm among boys aged ten to 14 and that areas associated with deprivation and disadvantage have higher rates of self-harm.
Limerick city also had one of the highest rates of suicide in Ireland, according to provisional figures for 2013 and 2014.
