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Isolated and lonely

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Isolated and lonely

Mon, 07 Feb, 2011 - 00:00

The rise in suicides among the elderly forces us to confront the reality of isolation among the elderly in rural Ireland.

Over the last 12 months we are getting a greater number of calls from relatives of isolated people.

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