Suicide Among the Irish Traveller Community 2000-2006

The author has kept a nationwide annual account of suicide among Travellers in Ireland from 2000-2006. It is the first research that has been carried out with the purpose of documenting the incidence of suicide among Travellers. It is unique in that it covers the whole Traveller population over a seven year period, and information has been gathered regarding the family circumstances and underlying issues concerning the subjects of the research. The sources of data include Local Authority social workers for Travellers, the Department of Environment and Local Government annual statistics of the National Traveller population and CSO data.