Newly Elected Mayor Of Cork County Says Community Groups Essential So No One Feels Left Behind Emerging From Pandemic
The Bandon-Kinsale Councillor, Gillian Coughlan, was elected unopposed at the Cork County Council AGM, in County Hall, yesterday afternoon
Cathal Rasmussen was elected as Deputy Mayor.
Speaking to RedFM News, Mayor Coughlan said that community organisations, such as retirement groups and youth groups, play a vital role in combatting mental health issues that people have been experiencing since the onset of the pandemic:
"Well, certainly as we emerge from lockdowns and the pandemic, I am keen that everybody feels that we can all emerge together, that no one is left behind. So I will certainly be emphasising my support for community groups, for groups involved with the elderly, for people involved with youth groups, perhaps Comhairle na nÓg here at Cork County Council level, to ensure that the mental health issues, the isolation issues, the loneliness issues that were very prevalent during the lockdown, that we can help people to overcome them."
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