The Loneliest Nation in Europe? Ireland as a Case Study, and Implications for Policy
New Paper on PublicPolicy.ie by Joanna McHugh Power & Christopher Swader "The Loneliest Nation in Europe? Ireland as a Case Study, and Implications for Policy". According to recent work by EU Commission Joint Research Centre Ireland has the highest prevalence of loneliness of all European countries, this paper examines the potential contributing factors and suggests that Ireland's young age profile, rurality, and factors linked to migration and social infrastructure yield a potentially “lonelygenic” environment.