Free elderly call service to expand network countywide

A free call service which provides a friendly ear and advice for people who are elderly, chronically ill, living alone or have mental health issues is to expand its operations in Cork.

The Friendly Call Service, which is a Cork City Development Partnership initiative, recently started up to help such people living in Cork City and its environs, but it’s now to expand countywide.

The charity, funded by the HSE and National Lottery Grants, has just moved into new offices at the Parochial Hall, Gurranabraher.