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> Dara Calleary, Minister of state at childcare places each week and employ
the Department of enterprise, trade four childcare staff. there are 29 children
and employment with responsibility availing of the service at the abbey, 14
for labour affairs, launched two are residents in the hostel and 15 are
early Childcare services, operated in from families living in the community in
partnership between Hse West early Ballyhaunis. Both services are managed
Childcare services and the Ballyhaunis by a local management committee.
Family resource Centre, at st. launching the services in september,
Mary’s augustinian abbey, Ballyhaunis Minister Calleary said that he was
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Staff of Áras Mhuire Community Nursing
in september. delighted to see the excellent facilities, Unit in the new Palliative Care Suite: Maura
the two Childcare services support including the outdoor play area which Mullen; Caroline Fahy; Mary Egan, Director
asylum seeker families living in a hostel, the children use every day. He also of Nursing; and Caroline Coen.
and provide an integrated, community- congratulated everyone involved in
based pre-school service in the grounds developing the project. Minister Calleary
new pAlliAtive
of the abbey Partnership. the Greater particularly welcomed the fact that
tomorrow service is based in the Old the Ballyhaunis Community Pre-
cAre Suite for
Convent asylum accommodation Centre school service is open to everybody in
tuAm
and the Ballyhaunis Community Pre- Ballyhaunis, which would encourage
school is based at st. Mary’s augustinian integration in the community from an
abbey. Both services provide over 66 early age.
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llr. tom reilly, Mayor of tuam,
officially opened the new Palliative
Care suite at Áras Mhuire
Community Nursing Unit (CNU) in tuam at
a ceremony in september. the Palliative
Care suite, called Cuan aoibhinn, meaning
‘Haven of Peace’, has two bedrooms for
the specialised care of patients who are
facing a serious illness.
speaking at the launch, tony Canavan,
General Manager of Galway Primary
Community and Continuing Care said, “the
Palliative Care suite at Áras Mhuire is a very
valuable addition to the range of palliative
care services available to the people of
this county. It complements the services
currently provided by the Galway Hospice,
by our hospitals and by the Primary Care
teams working in the community.”
at the official opening ceremony, two
new booklets produced by the staff of
Áras Mhuire CNU were officially launched.
the first, a Day Care brochure that sets
out important information for people who
are interested in availing of the Day Care
service at Áras Mhuire, was launched
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Above: Minister Calleary
getting pre-school child
by Carmel sheridan, age action West
Ahmad off to a good start;
regional Development Officer. the second
Right: Pre-school children
booklet, a guide to the Cuan aoibhinn
Isobel and Roisin enjoying
Palliative Care suite, was launched by
the launch. lucia Canavan, Chairperson of tuam
Cancer Care.
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