#Didyouknow? It’s estimated about 400,000 people in Ireland suffer from loneliness. And it increases dramatically with age.
Loneliness is a growing epidemic which affects almost one in 10 people in Ireland, and has been identified as a key health hazard.
If you want to learn more, here's a great article from the Irish Examiner that goes into more detail: irishexaminer.com/breakingnews/l…
How can you help? Easy. @connections_ie is challenging everyone to spend an hour with a grandparent, older neighbour, or an older member of your community before the clocks change on the Oct 27th. Share any advice you've learned with the hashtag #advicetomyolderself
