€1.1m plan for family unit services

CORK is to get a major expansion of childcare provision and family support services this year thanks to a €1.1 million grant announced yesterday.

In another up-beat development for the city, the Gurranabraher community centre, known locally as the Hut, closed its doors yesterday ahead of a major €700,000 revamp.

The Department of Justice has allocated €1.1m to the Knocknaheeny/Hollyhill Family Centre which has been based in a prefab building on Harbour View Road for the last 20 years.