Special Olympics athletes Patrick Quinlivan and Vicki McGill performed the official opening of Letterkenny’s newest community facility, as Cairde le Cheile unveiled an impressive extension to the Vestry at Letterkenny Town Park. Please click on the arrows the view the gallery Rosealeen Gallagher, Shane Grant, Patrick Quinliven, Vickie McGill , Kevin Bradley, Letterkenny Mayor and Mick Quinliven at the opening of the New Vestry Cafe on Thursday last. Photo Clive Wasson Cairde Le Cheile Committee CLG, a prominent charity in Letterkenny, said they were delighted to formally open its ambitious building project designed to provide enhanced amenity and leisure facilities for people with disabilities while fostering social inclusion for all age and social groups in the local and wider community. The group were approved LEADER funding of €250,912.50 by the Donegal Local Community Development Committee (LCDC), through local Implementing Partner Donegal Local Development CLG (DLDC) while €200,000 was also secured from Donegal County Council under Letterkenny’s Social Enterprise Grant Scheme. This funding played a crucial role in making this community-driven project a reality. The new building extension, strategically positioned on the peripheries of the St Conal's Hospital campus, overlooking Letterkenny Town Park, will address the current lack of accessible facilities for people with disabilities within the park. The charity organisation looks forward to fostering greater community integration, participation, and enrichment of lives through this new facility. Rosaleen Gallagher, Manager with Cairde Le Cheile, expressed her gratitude on behalf of Shane Grant PGIM Ireland Chairperson of Cairde Le Cheile and the voluntary Board of Management for the project. She said: "We are thrilled to share this fantastic new building with the community. It has been a significant endeavour but we know it will enrich the lives of people with disabilities and the wider community so that makes all the effort worthwhile. I
In pictures: Athletes cut the ribbon to unveil Letterkenny’s Vestry extension
Special Olympics athletes Patrick Quinlivan and Vicki McGill performed the official opening of the new community facility which is designed to provide enhanced amenity and leisure facilities for people with disabilities
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Rosealeen Gallagher speaking at the opening of the New Vestry Cafe on Thursday last. Photo Clive Wasson
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Shane Grant, Board member at the opening of the New Vestry Cafe on Thursday last. Photo Clive Wasson
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Mick Quinliven speaking at the opening of the New Vestry Cafe
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Mary Cole, DLDC speaking at the opening of the New Vestry Cafe
