Waterford charity to wind down amid claims of inappropriate practices

The charity, based in Ferrybank, was rocked by allegations heard at a Workplace Relations Commission hearing in January, when one of its outreach workers said he had been falsely accused of selling cocaine to some of the ex-prisoners.
A charity working with ex-prisoners and disadvantaged communities in Waterford is to be wound up.
Staff at the U-Casadh Project, a registered charity that provides support services for criminal offenders and those at risk of offending and their families, were informed of the decision in recent days.