Obair’s Meals on Wheels service is expanding across Clare.
The community organisation has been in existence in Newmarket-on-Fergus for 30 years and has been operating the meal delivery service since 2012.
Obair currently provide approximately 200 service users with Meals on Wheels over seven days a week.
With the support of HSE Mid West Community Healthcare, over the next six months, the service will expand to include areas across East, West and North Clare and will provide an additional 160 meals a day to older people in the community.
The service will be expanding in the following areas:
East Clare
– Tulla
– Feakle
– Scariff
– Bodyke
– O’Callaghans Mills
– Broadford
West Clare
– The Loop Head Peninsula
– Doonbeg
– Kilkee
– Kilbaha
– Carrigaholt
North Clare
– Lisdoonvarna
– Doolin
– Fanore
– Ballyvaughan
Orla Meehan, General Manager, Obair says: ‘Obair are privileged to be in a position to expand our meals on wheels service for elderly people in Co Clare. Meals on Wheels is a volunteer led, community based service and we look forward to working in new communities to bring this vital service to areas of North, West and East Clare.’
Maria Bridgeman, Chief Officer, HSE Mid West Community Healthcare says: ‘The HSE is delighted to support this expansion of Obair’s Meals on Wheels service. The commitment of Obair’s staff and volunteers will ensure that this service continues to provide hot meals to more people in more parts of Clare, but also an important social support. Throughout COVID in particular, this was a vital resource for many and I am pleased that this will now be the case in many more communities in East, West and North Clare.’
