Suddenly Widowed: Three Women Share Their Stories
30 August - 1 hour 24 mins explicit
Podcast Series
The Comeback with Brenda Dennehy
What happens when the person you thought you would grow old with is suddenly gone?
In this episode, Catriona Brennan, Samantha Byrne and Fiona McCluskey share their experiences of becoming widowed at a young age.
Catriona lost her partner Timothy Lynch Junior, on November 22nd, 2025. Samantha lost the love of her life Seán Feeney on September 3rd, 2023. Fiona lost her husband Stephen on April 24th, 2021.
They speak about the shock of sudden loss, the days and weeks that followed, raising children through grief, the things they still miss most and the reality of trying to build a life around an absence that never really goes away.
They also discuss the support available to young widows, t...
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