People in rural areas are being urged to visit neighbours living alone over the winter months.
It comes after new research revealed that up to a quarter of people in the farming community said they would have difficulties discussing personal their problems.
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A study by the Irish Association of Counselling & Psychotherapy found that rural men, in particular, were reluctant to disclose problems, even to a GP.
Shane Kelly of the ICAP says farmers are at particular risk of isolation and its damaging effects.
