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Sunday Business Post
Lone Parents site is labour of love

When James O'Neill started his working life as a carpenter, he never dreamed he would end up working as a webmaster.
A complete change in his personal life meant O'Neill ended up becoming a sole parent to his son Dean, who is now eight years of age.
Restricted by the Lone Parents allowance to working just 20 hours a week he found himself lonely and bored, with little to do apart from using his home PC.
A keen internet user, he even used it to learn how to kont Dean's tie for his recent Holy Communion, O'Neill decided to start his own website aimed at other lonely lone parents.
The result is www.solo.ie which has close to 600 pages of practical information and has attracted over 2,336 visitors since March.
For just £200 and no help from advertisers, James O'Neill has drawn together information from government departments, offers free space to other lone parent groups, and social aspects including a message board where parents can ask questions and get advice from others.