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LISTEN: Waterford ISPCC to close due to lack of government funding

LISTEN: Waterford ISPCC to close due to lack of government funding

Waterford, Wexford, Kilkenny and Tipperary will be without an ISPCC facility from December.

35 people currently volunteer at the Waterford premises who mentor some 20 families and receive up to 30,000 calls a year through Childline.

The facility will close by 1st December due to lack of government funding.

Paul Power is a volunteer and mentor from Waterford ISPCC and Childline.

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He spoke to our news journalist Debbie about the closure.

 

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