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# isolation - Friday 15 August, 2014

Ebola virus ruled out for patient in Dublin hospital

Aug 15th 2014, 7:52 AM 181,821 Views 405 Comments

A Dublin hospital had restricted access to the patient as they investigated Ebola as a possibility – they have now cleared him.

# isolation - Wednesday 18 June, 2014

# Opinion

Bullied: Your stories of bullying in the workplace

Jun 18th 2014, 1:00 PM 18,958 Views 86 Comments

We asked and you told us. Here are some of your experiences of bullying in the workplace.

# isolation - Tuesday 15 April, 2014

# Loneliness

A helpline is the only contact some elderly people have with others

Apr 15th 2014, 6:00 AM 6,746 Views 15 Comments

Over 2,000 people have called Senior Help Line in the first three months of this year.

# isolation - Sunday 10 November, 2013

# Donegal

Isolation and the lack of opportunities impacts on young peoples’ mental health in Donegal

Nov 10th 2013, 8:45 AM 12,603 Views 37 Comments

The Jigsaw programme in Donegal has seen 230 young people avail of its service in just one year.

# isolation - Thursday 7 November, 2013

# Stress

Sharp increase in suicidal farmers calling helpline over financial troubles

Nov 7th 2013, 3:42 PM 7,513 Views 33 Comments

Financial woes and the fodder shortage has left many farmers in an extremely difficult situation, says suicide prevention charity Console.

# isolation - Tuesday 29 October, 2013

# Mental Health

New Donegal centre hopes to tackle mental health issues and rural isolation

Oct 29th 2013, 6:45 AM 8,354 Views 9 Comments

The HSE area manager in Donegal explains what they hope to achieve by making a ‘one stop shop’ for mental health services.

# isolation - Thursday 24 October, 2013

# Opinion

Column: Nobody ever chooses to be homeless – this government is pushing people to the brink

Oct 24th 2013, 7:15 AM 162 Views 42 Comments

Access to health services is key to leaving homelessness behind – which is why Budget 2014 is so damaging to the Government’s commitment to end long-term homelessness by 2016, writes Niamh Randall.

# isolation - Friday 4 October, 2013

# Breast Cancer

Global survey shows advanced breast cancer patients are battling isolation

Oct 4th 2013, 7:45 AM 4,963 Views 6 Comments

A global survey has found that two-thirds of women with advanced breast cancer feel like no one knows what they are going through.

# isolation - Tuesday 24 September, 2013

# Rural Ireland

More than 81% of farmers support gun ownership rights

Sep 24th 2013, 10:51 AM 6,415 Views 130 Comments

Eight out of ten farmers say they should have the right to own a gun to protect themselves and their property.

# isolation - Tuesday 23 July, 2013

# Solitary Confinement

Irish prison system 'over-reliant' on prolonged solitary confinement

Jul 23rd 2013, 6:01 PM 5,530 Views 54 Comments

The Irish Penal Reform Trust said today that extended periods of isolation can cause harm to prisoners’ mental health and make rehabilitation impossible.

# isolation - Thursday 25 April, 2013

# Read Me

Column: Why I wanted to make a movie about isolation in rural Ireland

Apr 25th 2013, 7:00 AM 1,142 Views 33 Comments

IFTA Rising Star winner, Gerard Barrett, says people in Ireland don’t talk enough about how they feel – which can lead to tragedy. In making his award-winning movie, Pilgrim Hill, for just €4500, he lifted the lid on loneliness experienced by country farmers.

# isolation - Tuesday 19 March, 2013

# Faith

Column: Keeping my faith can be challenging at times, but it's my safe haven

Mar 19th 2013, 7:00 PM 481 Views 175 Comments

The choosing of a new pope has brought a positive feeling about the Roman Catholic Church and a sense of new beginnings, says Patricia McNally, who explains why her faith is so important to her.

# isolation - Saturday 9 February, 2013

# Isolation

Free seminar aims to support deaf teens and their parents who feel isolated

Feb 9th 2013, 8:30 AM 3,058 Views 9 Comments

Irish Deaf Kids said students with hearing difficulties are now benefiting from modern technologies, which should be used more in schools.

# isolation - Thursday 31 January, 2013

# Norway

Breivik files complaint over "aggravated torture" in prison

Jan 31st 2013, 7:58 PM 13,447 Views 92 Comments

Breivik, who is serving a 21-year jail sentence for killing 77 people, has complained about being kept in isolation for too long.

# isolation - Thursday 13 December, 2012

# Elderly

Councillor urges people to check on elderly neighbours after death of man in Dublin

Dec 13th 2012, 10:00 PM 14,113 Views 16 Comments

The elderly man, who had been dead for several days, was found in his home in Ballyfermot this morning.

# isolation - Sunday 23 September, 2012

# All Alone

One third of pensioners in one Irish county live on their own – census

Sep 23rd 2012, 8:15 AM 6,965 Views 20 Comments

This interactive graph based on census data show how isolated people across parts of Ireland are.

# isolation - Thursday 30 August, 2012

# Pensioners

Almost 80 per cent of lone pensioners have no internet access

Aug 30th 2012, 2:47 PM 4,327 Views 50 Comments

Age Action Ireland said it has concerns that older people may become increasingly isolated and excluded from certain services as they continue to move online.

# isolation - Thursday 5 July, 2012

# Opinion

Column: We don’t know our neighbours anymore. Let’s change that.

Jul 5th 2012, 7:30 PM 454 Views 30 Comments

Changes in Irish society have meant people lost touch with the communities around them, writes Alan Jagoe.

# isolation - Wednesday 2 May, 2012

# Tuberculosis

Tuberculosis case confirmed at Griffith College in Dublin

May 2nd 2012, 5:29 PM 7,001 Views 14 Comments

One case of TB has been confirmed at the Dublin 8 campus.

# isolation - Friday 23 December, 2011

# Christmas

Older people risk isolation at Christmas, charity warns

Dec 23rd 2011, 9:06 PM 1,972 Views 7 Comments

Loneliness can have real health effects with Christmas a particularly bad time, support organisation Alone said.

# isolation - Friday 18 November, 2011

# Burma

Hillary Clinton to visit Burma

Nov 18th 2011, 7:27 PM 1,181 Views 3 Comments

President Barack Obama said the historic trip by the Secretary of State will take place next month after the US said it saw “flickers of progress” in the country which has been isolated for decades.

# isolation - Wednesday 19 October, 2011

# Solitary

UN calls for an end to solitary confinement as punishment

Oct 19th 2011, 1:18 PM 369 Views 7 Comments

The UN’s lead investigator on torture has called using solitary confinement as a punishment “cruel, inhuman and degrading treatment” – which can amount to “torture”.

# isolation - Friday 27 August, 2010

# Trapped Miners

Chilean miners in good spirits (video)

Aug 27th 2010, 3:56 PM 276 Views 0 Comments

Miners record special messages for their anxious relatives, as one family says it will sue mine owners.

# isolation - Thursday 26 August, 2010

# Trapped Miners

Chile looks to the skies to keep its miners safe

Aug 26th 2010, 9:17 AM 226 Views 0 Comments

Authorities ask NASA for tips on how to keep the 33 miners amused while they wait for rescue.

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