Hilary Fannin: I’d forgotten I had a guardian angel
They used to come free with a convent-school education
They used to come free with a convent-school education
Many contributors say they felt better just by reading how common loneliness is
All the Lonely People: For Barbara, left behind by a faster and colder world, loneliness is a constant, unwelcome companion
All the Lonely People: ‘I was holding my breath for the day that I returned to Ireland’
All the Lonely People: She must confront her own mortality and I must confront what my life will be like without her
All the Lonely People: I was unhappy in Ireland, but I’ve been given an opportunity for a fresh start in Australia
Isolation affects people of all ages. If it is not dealt with, it can lead to serious physical and mental health problems
All the Lonely People: It is difficult to explain the isolation we feel living in rural Ireland. Should we move back to the US?
Everyone thinks I am flying, but I’m not. Living alone is hard
All the Lonely People: The satirist’s new show, where nothing seems to be off limits, is riveting but so unethical you may have to watch it through splayed fingers
All the Lonely People: After her mother died, Zeenie Summers moved to Ireland to stay with her father, but she fell into depression and homelessness before finding a new kind of family
All the Lonely People: It was one of those years that was going so well I thought I’d live forever. But then one day I got out of bed and the world had moved away from me
All the Lonely People: Construction worker in Manchester who only sees his son twice a month
All the Lonely People: The road to meaningful friendships is not easy and requires courage, perseverance and faith, writes Trish Murphy, our advice columnist
All the Lonely People: When it comes to connection, loneliness and belonging, it’s all about degrees, writes Padraig O'Morain
All the Lonely People: At 3ft 5in, shopping for clothes is a difficult experience, but my fashion blog and the improving options in small sizes have given me great confidence
All the Lonely People: My family and friends were ready, able and willing to help, but I didn’t know how to ask
All the Lonely People: Generation Emigration readers share their experiences of loneliness and homesickness abroad
All the Lonely People: We asked readers to send in stories of their experiences with loneliness to lonelypeople@irishtimes.com. Here is a selection of the results
All the Lonely People: It can be lonely being single, sure, but is there a way to refashion solitude less as misfortune and more a reluctance to settle for second-best?
All the Lonely People: I felt lonely when I decided I would conform to what society seemed to want for me
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