Convent to be converted into community space

A FORMER convent and chapel in Clonmel is to be converted into a multi-purpose community facility in an ambitious €500,000 project.

Funding has been approved by the Government for the renovation of Fr Michael Burke House in the town, which is lying vacant but is set to incorporate a number of community services.

The new space will incorporate a youth cafe, a centre for older people, meeting room facilities and room for the provision of essential services to a broad cross-section of the population.