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Galway Advertiser
By Kernan Andrews Galway Advertiser, Thu, May 22, 2014
Funding of more than €1 million has been secured for a new women’s refuge in Forster Street on the site of a former Magdalene Laundry.
Last year the Sisters of Mercy donated one of their properties to COPE Galway, with a view to developing a women’s refuge. The building needs extensive renovation in order to develop it into a state of the art facility, which will also offer extensive facilities for children.
COPE applied for funding through the Capital Assistance Scheme and has now received funding of more than €1.1 million, following a visit to the site by the Housing Minister Jan O’Sullivan. The Galway City Council has also supported the project.
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