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Tue 07 Jul 2007HSE in support of those bereaved by suicideIn spite of the rise in the number of suicides in Ireland, the taboo and stigma surrounding the subject has lessened in recent years, a suicide support group said last week."In the not-so-distant past, suicide was regarded as a taboo subject and was something that could not be discussed in the public domain," Michael Egan of Living Links said.