Carlow mother fears it will be another few years before respite services return to the county

A representative of the respite committee in Carlow says she fears it will be another few years before they get the service again.

Tir Na nÓg closed in December last year, and Helen Fahy says there was an announcement recently that one would be open by early 2017, but that hasn’t happened yet.

Speaking to Edward Hayden on ‘Be not afraid’ this morning, Helen says sharing with Kilkenny when they get the service back, won’t be ideal, and she says “Give us back our respite, we need it desperately”.