Waterford treatment centre for recovering female drug addicts gets green light

Centre near Clashmore in West Waterford will be run by order of Argentinian nuns

The proposed centre is endorsed by Bishop of Waterford and Lismore Alphonsus Cullinan, who advised parishioners to 'reach out to fellow human beings who have fallen into addiction'.

An all-female centre for recovering drug addicts in West Waterford run by a South American religious order has been given the green light by An Bord Pleanála.

The Refuge of the Immaculate Heart of Mary received planning from Waterford City and County Council in 2022 to develop a 1.9 hectare site at Claddagh, a secluded site some 5.5km east of Clashmore.