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# Loneliness

Last year
2023
ALONE recommends older people to engage with their local community to combat loneliness
9 Apr 2023
15.6k
20
All time
Leading charity needs to double volunteer base due to 'endemic' loneliness among older people
23 Dec 2022
9.7k
1
Opinion: 'Covid left many feeling disregarded by society because they don’t live in a family unit'
Yvonne Barnes-Holmes
29 Oct 2021
27.0k
9
Covid-19 and restrictions have had 'devastating impact' on mental health of LGBTI+ young people in Ireland
20 May 2021
10.2k
Young women in Ireland report being loneliest in EU, study finds
29 May 2020
39.4k
59
One-third of Irish adults over 50 report feeling lonely at least some of the time
21 Oct 2019
13.2k
20
First of its kind fund launched to tackle loneliness
17 Apr 2019
21.4k
21
'Sometimes they're just lonely and want a chat': What it means to volunteer at Childline
26 Dec 2018
8.0k
1
Why we need a minister with responsibility for loneliness
Keith Swanick
4 Dec 2018
11.8k
28
Poor sleep triggers viral loneliness and social rejection, study finds
19 Aug 2018
28.1k
21
'I feel more secure': How HomeShare has been bringing the old and young together
15 Jul 2018
28.1k
17
'It's an epidemic': Taskforce established to tackle issue of loneliness in Ireland
17 Mar 2018
15.4k
18
'At a time such as Storm Emma we can feel the emptiness of endless time without boundaries'
Stephanie Regan
6 Mar 2018
21.7k
31
Poll: Should Ireland have a minister for loneliness?
26 Jan 2018
19.8k
84
Despite all our new communication modes, people are lonelier than ever
Keith Swanick
26 Jan 2018
32.5k
41
Britain appoints 'Minister for Loneliness' to tackle the 'sad reality of modern life'
18 Jan 2018
17.6k
50
'It can be a rough time': How comedian Sarah Millican is helping people who spend Christmas alone
24 Dec 2017
15.4k
27
'I'd love more people to come out to me because I'm not getting out as much as I used to'
21 Dec 2016
12.3k
1
It's very Irish to be ashamed if you don’t stumble upon love by some act of serendipity
Rena Maycock
20 Dec 2015
696
21
A woman reached out to a lonely Daily Mail commenter and something wonderful happened
19 Dec 2015
11.9k
2
Guess what? It’s OK to be single, feel sad or have a few pounds to lose
Kate O'Shaughnessy
22 Jul 2015
178
84
It's a jungle out there – how do you date successfully in modern Ireland?
William Phelan
22 Jun 2015
2.1k
29
Online counselling offers easy-to-reach support for depression and anxiety
14 Jun 2015
15.6k
4
Fears that deaths by suicide rose over Christmas period
20 Jan 2015
9.4k
13
Opinion: Learning from the Paris bloodshed – the need for an intercultural Ireland
Orla McGarry
18 Jan 2015
500
204
Column: Too much “stuff” – what causes hoarding?
Olivia Gordon
7 Jan 2015
727
8
If you need to talk to somebody today, there are people who WANT to listen
25 Dec 2014
6.9k
8
Opinion: Breaking up (around Christmas) is hard to do
Tony Moore
24 Dec 2014
197
12
Opinion: A simple act of kindness could help someone feeling alone at this time of year
Shane Kelly
11 Dec 2014
431
5
Opinion: You’re never too old to talk – so don't overlook older people's mental health
Shane Kelly
10 Oct 2014
208
10
Opinion: Yes, social media sometimes makes us feel alone – but it also shows we're not
Fiona Kennedy
6 May 2014
2.3k
26
A helpline is the only contact some elderly people have with others
15 Apr 2014
6.8k
15
Loneliness is a health risk for the elderly
17 Feb 2014
6.5k
11
Older generation feeling 'harsh impact' of emigration, says helpline
30 Jan 2014
8.2k
17
Poll: Will you call into a neighbour today?
25 Dec 2013
6.3k
19
Christmas can 'heighten feelings of loneliness and despair'
25 Dec 2013
6.2k
10
Column: For many this Christmas, loneliness will turn the minutes into hours
Gareth O’Callaghan
19 Dec 2013
81
33
Column: Is loneliness in old age inevitable? Not in a caring society.
Anne Dempsey
2 Oct 2013
835
14
Tonight's Evening Fix... now with added thumbs up (and down)
16 May 2013
6.8k
6
Column: Why I wanted to make a movie about isolation in rural Ireland
Gerard Barrett
25 Apr 2013
1.3k
33
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