# loneliness - Friday 29 October, 2021
# Mental Health
# Mental Health
Yvonne Barnes-Holmes says that the level of suffering created by a lack of social interaction is just beginning to emerge.
# loneliness - Thursday 20 May, 2021
A new report provides insight into what life is like for LGBTI+ young people.
# loneliness - Friday 29 May, 2020
# Mental Health
# Mental Health
The findings were the first published from Eurofound’s living, working and Covid-19 online survey.
# loneliness - Monday 21 October, 2019
# Loneliness
# Loneliness
The report will be launched today by researchers at Trinity College Dublin.
# loneliness - Wednesday 17 April, 2019
# Mental Health
# Mental Health
The first of its kind fund will go towards helping local groups and community-based projects.
# loneliness - Wednesday 26 December, 2018
# Mental Health
# Mental Health
Childline saw it’s seventh millionth phone call earlier this year – we sat down with some volunteers to see what Childline means to them.
# loneliness - Tuesday 4 December, 2018
# Opinion
# Opinion
In the most interconnected period in history people are lonelier than ever writes Senator and GP Keith Swanick.
# loneliness - Sunday 19 August, 2018
# Sleep Deprivation
# Sleep Deprivation
That alienating vibe also makes sleep-deprived individuals more socially unattractive to others.
# loneliness - Sunday 15 July, 2018
# Loneliness
# Loneliness
We visited John and Amy who have been taking part in the service.
# loneliness - Saturday 17 March, 2018
# Lonely
# Lonely
“Loneliness is one of the greatest public health risks today.”
# loneliness - Tuesday 6 March, 2018
# Isolation
# Isolation
We gave little thought to the psychological and emotional stresses of Storm Emma’s enforced isolation, writes Stephanie Regan.
# loneliness - Friday 26 January, 2018
# Your Say
# Your Say
The UK recently appointed a minister for that position.
# Opinion
# Opinion
Loneliness is as prevalent in the young as it is in the old, it just manifests itself differently, writes Dr Keith Swanick.
# loneliness - Thursday 18 January, 2018
# Mental Health
# Mental Health
More than nine million people in the UK say they are always or often lonely, according to the British Red Cross.
# loneliness - Sunday 24 December, 2017
# Join In
# Join In
This is the seventh year of her #joinin initiative which encourages those who are by themselves on Christmas Day to chat to join the online conversation for some company.
# loneliness - Wednesday 21 December, 2016
# ALONE
# ALONE
Alone is asking people to take the time to call into an elderly neighbour over Christmas.
# loneliness - Sunday 20 December, 2015
# Lonely This Christmas
# Lonely This Christmas
“Actually admitting that we would be happier in a relationship seems to be an emotional hot potato,” says Rena Maycock.
# loneliness - Saturday 19 December, 2015
# Lovely
From The Daily Edge
# Lovely
Prepare to have your heart warmed.
# loneliness - Wednesday 22 July, 2015
# Opinion
# Opinion
Social media keeps us connected to each another but disconnected from the truth.
# loneliness - Monday 22 June, 2015
# Opinion
# Opinion
The rules of engagement for dating, both in Ireland and around the world, have changed.
# loneliness - Sunday 14 June, 2015
# Turn2Me
# Turn2Me
Its proponents say it offers advantages over other services – but just how popular is e-therapy in Ireland? We talk to mental health support website Turn2Me.org.
# loneliness - Tuesday 20 January, 2015
# Depression
# Depression
Calls to Console’s helpline rose by one third over the festive season.
# loneliness - Sunday 18 January, 2015
# Understanding Our World
# Understanding Our World
Irish sports clubs, and in particular the GAA, have been immeasurable helpful in warmly welcoming young people from diverse backgrounds.
# loneliness - Wednesday 7 January, 2015
# Opinion
# Opinion
Hoarding is far from rare, and yet it remains largely misunderstood.
# loneliness - Thursday 25 December, 2014
# Christmas
# Christmas
Christmas can be the worst time of the year for some – but there is help out there.
# loneliness - Wednesday 24 December, 2014
# Heartache
# Heartache
Ending a relationship at this time of year can magnify the perception that everyone else is having a great time with their loved ones.
# loneliness - Thursday 11 December, 2014
# Loneliness
# Loneliness
Spare a thought for those who will be on their own over the holiday period – this can be one of the worst times of the year.
# loneliness - Friday 10 October, 2014
# World Mental Health Day
# World Mental Health Day
Some great strides have been made in this country in recent years to tackle mental health issues, but let’s make sure all people in society are cared for.
# loneliness - Tuesday 6 May, 2014
# Self Esteem
# Self Esteem
In our haste to condemn all things Facebook and Twitter, let’s not forget they also present huge opportunities for realising we are not alone in our struggles.
# loneliness - Tuesday 15 April, 2014
# Loneliness
# Loneliness
Over 2,000 people have called Senior Help Line in the first three months of this year.
# loneliness - Monday 17 February, 2014
# Early Death
# Early Death
Loneliness has twice the impact of obesity on premature death.
# loneliness - Thursday 30 January, 2014
# Loneliness
# Loneliness
Senior Help Line has seen a “worrying” increase in the number of calls.
# loneliness - Wednesday 25 December, 2013
# Your Say
# Your Say
On Christmas Day, is there someone outside the family that you’ll be checking in on?
# Loneliness
# Loneliness
If you need to talk, there are people who want to listen.
# loneliness - Thursday 19 December, 2013
# Opinion
# Opinion
It has been a brutal, punishing year for many people across this country. As we enter a new year, let’s focus on one another again and take the responsibility to lead others through this darkness and out the other side, writes Gareth O’Callaghan.
# loneliness - Wednesday 2 October, 2013
# Column
# Column
Everyone needs to feel wanted and remembered, but many older people are being left isolated because of rapid economic, social and technological changes, writes Anne Dempsey.
# loneliness - Thursday 16 May, 2013
# Need To Know
# Need To Know
Here are the things we learned, loved and shared today.
# loneliness - Thursday 25 April, 2013
# Read Me
# Read Me
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.
# loneliness - Sunday 15 April, 2012
# Sitdown Sunday
From The Daily Edge
# Sitdown Sunday
The very best of the week’s writing from around the web.
# loneliness - Friday 23 December, 2011
# Christmas
# Christmas
Loneliness can have real health effects with Christmas a particularly bad time, support organisation Alone said.
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