Sir, - As part of an M.Sc. in Applied Social Research in Trinity College, Dublin, I have decided to do a small study of lone fathers in Ireland. I am having some difficulty locating fathers parenting on their own who are willing to be interviewed.
The aim of this study is to try to describe the life and experiences of a lone father through his own eyes. I am primarily interested in social and economic aspects that affect the daily life of a lone father and his child/children. If you are a father raising your children by yourself, your children are under 18 years of age and you would be willing to be interviewed, please contact me at 0868680572 or 045-433765. All information will be treated in confidence and those interviewed for the study will not be identifiable in the report. - Yours, etc.
Sinead Quill, Newbridge, Co Kildare.