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Community Cafes Need Financial Backing To Continue Vital Work, Says MEP

Ireland South MEP Cynthia Ni Mhurchu is asking the Government to provide financial assistance to these grassroot organisations.

Volunteers who provide a vital service through the community cafe initiative need to be supported by the Department of Social Protection.

Cafes have popped up in Kildare, Tipperary, Limerick, Sligo and Wexford as a way of tackling rural isolation and loneliness.

Ireland South MEP Cynthia Ni Mhurchu is asking the Government to provide financial assistance to these grassroot organisations.

She says the cafe's fill a vital gap caused by the closure of rural pubs and post-offices.

 

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