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Family Carers Ireland Clonmel Manager Cllr Richie Molloy with volunteers who parpticipated in the church gate collection recently
Family Carers Ireland recently held Long Service Awards to honor employees who have contributed their time, skills and commitment to Family Carers over the years.
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The new CEO of Family Carers Ireland, Sharon Foley, was delighted to present an award to South Tipperary Carer Supports Manager Richie Molloy who has been with the organisation for over 25 years .
Mr Molloy said he was delighted to receive this award and said he felt very honoured to work with an organisation that does so much for family carers .
He said that Family Carers had gone from strength to strength over the last few years.
Accepting the award Richie Molloy said that being a family carer was not any easier than when he first started with the organisation as carers were still very much the forgotten people of Irish society.
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“While Carers Allowance payments have increased over the years, there is still a lack of practical supports such as home respite, access to various therapies and waiting lists seem to go on for ever,” he said
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Richie Molloy said he had met so many great people over the years who have cared for their families in the home and no words would be enough to describe the life of a family carer and what they go through on a daily basis.
The Clonmel manager of the Family Carers branch said he hoped he was of some small help over the last 25 years in providing as much support as he could over that period of time to families.
Richie Molloy also stated that there are 500,000 family carers in Ireland according to the last census and they are saving the state billions of euros by keeping their loved ones at home and this number is sure to increase over the next few years .
The South Tipperary Family Carers Centre is based in the Place4u Building on 25 Gladstone Street in Clonmel, phone: 052 7447101.
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