ON Monday morning, February 10, more than 350 people attended a Business Breakfast in the Castletroy Park Hotel in support of NOVAS services in Limerick.
The event, which was hosted by Pat McDonagh and The Castletroy Park Hotel, shone a spotlight on the issues of homelessness and addiction.
Guest speakers Dr Tim O Connor, former senior Irish diplomat and former Secretary General to the President of Ireland and Ciaran Carey former intercounty hurler and addiction counsellor and specialist, were joined by elected representatives from the city and county including Limerick TDs Conor Sheehan, Richard O Donoghue, Kieran O’ Donnell, and Senator Maria Byrne, and local counsellors.
More than 350 delegates from Limerick’s business community attended the early morning event, as a show of support for the national homeless organisation, which is headquartered in Limerick City.
Nationally, NOVAS work with more than 6,000 people annually and provide a range of services in Limerick and the wider Mid-West region, including emergency homeless accommodation, social housing, family and child services, recovery services and street outreach.
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Speaking about the event, NOVAS CEO Una Deasy thanked everyone for their “immense support and generosity in attending the event this morning, particularly our gracious host, Pat McDonagh, The Castletroy Park Hotel, and our wonderful organising committee, for making this event possible”.
She outlined the organisation’s commitment to working with partners in government to “help solve the ongoing housing and homeless crisis in the region and to support the most vulnerable people in our local communities”.
Ms Deasy said the “sell-out event was a wonderful success and an active demonstration of the commitment of local businesses to helping to solve social issues in the region”.
