Community group opposed to care home for teens

A community group has claimed it’s inappropriate to house troubled teenagers in an area which has no amenities and could be dangerous for them.

Community group opposed to care home for teens
Thu, 24 Aug, 2017 - 01:00
Sean O’Riordan

Around 50 residents held a protest outside a house in a small North Cork village yesterday which is being leased by Daffodil Care Services Ltd, which works on behalf the child and family agency Tusla.

Shanballymore Concerned Residents’ Group (SCRG) say the house, which is 1.4km from the village, is just a few hundred metres from the busy and dangerous N73 Mallow/Mitchelstown road.

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CourtsCare homesDaffodil Care Services LtdShanballymore Concerned Residents’ GroupShanballymoreTuslaPlace: north CorkPlace: N73 Mallow/Mitchelstown roadPlace: KildorreryPlace: MitchelstownPlace: FermoyPlace: AraglinPlace: ShanballymorePlace: Shanballymore Community CentrePerson: Billy GallagherPerson: GallagherPerson: Thomas O’FlynnPerson: O’FlynnPerson: CllrPerson: Frank O’FlynnPerson: Carlos KellyPerson: KellyOrganisation: Daffodil Care Services LtdOrganisation: TuslaOrganisation: Shanballymore Concerned Residents’ GroupOrganisation: SCRGOrganisation: Daffodil Care Service LtdOrganisation: Irish Examiner
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