President Connolly Visits Mullaghmatt for Estate's 50th Anniversary and Hub 21 in Carrickmacross
President Catherine Connolly visited Teach na nDaoine Family Resource Centre in Monaghan town on Monday to mark 50 years of the Mullaghmatt estate. She also met staff, volunteers and service users at Hub 21 in Carrickmacross.
By the Monaghan Brief staff·Edited by Seamus McKenna·Published · 2 min read
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Monaghan Street, Carrickmacross, 2016. Archive location photograph; not a photo of the events in this story. Eric Jones · CC BY-SA 2.0. Resized and colour-graded; cropped in layout.
President Catherine Connolly visited two community organisations in County Monaghan on Monday 2 November, stopping at Teach na nDaoine Family Resource Centre in Monaghan town and at Hub 21 in Carrickmacross.
Mullaghmatt at 50
Northern Sound reports that the President's visit to Teach na nDaoine marked the 50th anniversary of the Mullaghmatt housing estate. The station says it was one of a number of events planned for the anniversary.
According to Northern Sound, community representatives, members of An Garda Síochána, current and former Mullaghmatt residents and a number of local politicians attended the event in Monaghan town. The President's office says she met community members and representatives of the centre.
Teach na nDaoine runs a range of services, including a food pantry, addiction support, counselling, youth services and family support. Northern Sound notes that it mainly supports residents of the Mullaghmatt and Cortolvin estates, but its services are open to the wider community.
Hub 21, Carrickmacross
In Carrickmacross, the President met staff, volunteers and service users at Hub 21. The President's office describes Hub 21 as supporting children and young people with Down syndrome, along with their families and professionals in the North-East. It provides therapeutic services, social activities, training and information.
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