Homeless prevention project ranks in top two

A PROJECT in Cork city which saves at-risk youths from a life on the streets has been ranked one of the best in Britain or Ireland.

The Foyer in Blackpool, the only facility in the Republic recognised by the international Foyer network, was opened in May 2006.

But it has secured joint second place in an accreditation table of 130 such projects operating in both Britain and Ireland.