For the first time, West Kerry will be served by a formally-recognised family resource centre.
Dingle’s Áiseanna na hÓige childcare and family support centre has been formally admitted into the national family resource centre programme, as announced by Minister and Kerry TD Norma Foley at the Dingle centre.
Minister Foley said Áiseanna na hÓige have been providing the services and supports of an FRC at its Ard na Gréine facility without the title for many years.
Manager of the centre, Fiona Nic Gearailt, says the designation ensures the continuation and expansion of services, with an increase in guaranteed annual funding.
The announcement has been welcomed by Kerry TDs Michael Cahill and Danny Healy-Rae, Senator Mike Kennelly, and Minister of State Michael Healy-Rae.
Repro Free : 3.2.2026 : 4 year old Avril Lynch from Dingle playes connect 4 with Minister Norma Foley with help from other kids .Minister Foley announces 10 new Family Resource Centres . Minister Norma Foley made the announcement in Dingle today ( Ard na Gréine, Daingean Uí Chúis, Co. Chiarraí )
The Minister for Children, Disability and Equality, Norma Foley, has today announced the establishment of ten new Family Resource Centres, including a Family Resource Centre to serve the people of West Kerry for the first time.
This significant expansion builds on the 2025 announcement of five new Family Resource Centres, and will bring the number of Family Resource Centres from 126 to 136.
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Minister Foley says she would like to see even more family resource centres all over Ireland:
