Meet the volunteers who befriend others to battle loneliness: 'We'll be there for you'

It’s a searing hot summer’s day in Dublin’s north inner city. The desert-like air mixes with the hustle and bustle of traffic and the noise of banter as people go about their business.

Among this melee of everyday life sits an oasis of calm, a place where life moves a little more slowly… or at least that is what I came expecting.

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