The Good Morning Claremorris service, established by Clar IRD in association with Befriending Mayo, was officially launched last week at the Clar IRD offices in Claremorris. Good Morning Claremorris is a high-quality befriending telephone service for older people in the community who live alone or who feel lonely or isolated. The service consists of trained volunteers making phone calls to older people who would like a befriending call on a regular basis. The service will start operating on Monday December 1.
The Claremorris service is the second strand of the Befriending Mayo initiative to be launched in Mayo recently with a second service already operational in Castlebar.
Mayo has a high population of older people (14 per cent ), many of whom are living happy and fulfilled lives. However, many are lonely, socially isolated and lack human contact.
For further information about the service, you can contact the HSE representatives, Frances Lally, Edel Burke, Frank McDonald, Colm Byrne or Thelma Birrane on 094 904 9064.
