Government minister suicide revealed as heartbroken family prepare to bury Shane McEntee

The Irish in Ireland are too servile & cowardly to get off their knees. As Michael Davitt said Irish Catholics are moral cowards & drunken for any progress to be made in Ireland. That whole Island is a joke, the Irish of vall sorts prefer to fight & self-destruct rather than stand up for themselves. The ones with brains & ambition leave to better themselves. It will never change!!!

The politicians are using this tragedy to try to shut the people up whilst THEY ruin OUR country. The media is more or less colluding in this aim of silencing the people - it has been wall to wall coverage. To quote Big Jim Larkin, "the powerful are only powerful because we are on our knees - rise up off your knees". Éamonn, Dublin.

It's not right to assume he was guilty of anything. He did his job and his very best in his life. RIP and thanks for your immense contribution!

Rest in peace. A sad time for any family to go through this.

Patrick. Yadda Yadda ... but you left out the important bit: You conveniently fail to tell us what he did or said that got people so upset with him?

A tragic victim of failed government policies,may he rest in peace.

RIP & condolences to his family...his guilt was too great.

This is very sad, God Bless his family. It does seem that he was between a rock and a hard place. God help Enda Kenny find a way to take some of the burden off the Irish people, and off his fellow politicians.

this is but a hecatomb and i truly feel sorry for his family and finsfolk I should have got to him before and i will always regret that he never had the opportunity to resolve the question of irish debt and took his decisions in full consience that they would hurt folk May the Great One guide over his family and freinds Another martyr for new reland

When you reflect on the rogues that have been in politics and they never batted an eyelid,having rained down years of belt tightening on the country,across the board,this is as sad as it gets. This man had his best years ahead of him,and was not able to deflect the criticism,and recognise that you have to listen to thunder,and then analyse if it has any merit. He needed to leave,as it was too personal for him. If only he had hesitated...but that was not to be...Sad sad loss for his wife and family...Ireland will miss his likes...a politician with a conscience...rare indeed..he is with his Lord,and at peace we hope..

Suicide is a permanent solution to a temporary problem. So don't do it. Sure, life is not easy, but working out the problem(s) is the making of us. As Sir William Wallace said, "Every man dies; not every man lives". (Am sure he meant women as well.) Try living in the very best sense of the term.

I didn't agree with any of his decisions. However he did what he thought was right. You no doubt have to have thick skin as a politician when having to deal with the current financial fiasco. May the lord have mercy on him.

So sad, whatever was troubling him it should never come to this --may he rest in peace