Macra president Seán Finan urges members to reach out to elderly

Research looking into the community aspects of Irish life found unemployment was the top concern for 18% of people, with quality of roads at 9%, and security, anti-social behaviour, and access to medical services all coming in as the third highest issues at 8% each.
Females were found to be marginally more concerned about security than males, and the figure increased to 10% among those aged over 45.