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# Lonliness

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'I was all alone in the house, no wife, no kids - when my dog died it was the last thing'
Column: Unable to find work in Ireland, I had no choice but to leave
Seanán Ó Coistín
Have you checked on your older neighbours?
Older people cold and lonely in rural Ireland - SVP