McAleese full of praise for communities’ elderly care

PRESIDENT Mary McAleese has hailed communities which look after their elderly residents as places which enrich people’s lives with spirit, hope and friendship.

Mrs McAleese was speaking after officially opening a housing scheme for elderly people in Ballymacarbery, Co Waterford, yesterday.

The €2.6 million scheme, named Cluain Cairbre, comprises 15 houses located adjacent to a new community centre in the village, which is one of the gateways to the spectacular scenery of the Nire Valley and Comeragh Mountains.