‘Care Café’ launched in Carlow this morning

A pop-up café offering free counselling with your coffee was launched in Carlow today.

The Care Café, which is hosted by the Carers’ Association, is was launched by former Governor of Mountjoy, John Lonergan at 11 this morning.

The café itself will only be open from the 8th to the 12th of June in Bagenal Court, Carlow Town as part of National Carers’ Week 2015.

The café will offer relaxation therapies, flower-arranging classes, information days, counselling and much more for family carers, their friends and family and also members of the public.

Today’s launch took place in the Carers’ Association’s Centre on the Sleaty Road in Graiguecullen.