A HSE executive agreed at Sligo Coroners Court on Monday that the unit where the young man died was “not fit for purpose”. Mr Collins, who was described by staff as “a pleasant young man”, was voluntarily admitted to St Columba’s, the inquest heard. Mr Collins told staff in St Columba’s that he had been put on anti-depressants before and they had made him suicidal. Consultant psychatrist Dr Edmund O’Mahoney said the young man told him he had been desperate to get some sleep and he did not want to end his life. He had told staff he had not slept for four days, the jury heard.

Source: The Irish Times November 12, 2018 20:01 UTC