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Everyone needs a bit of care and support as they get older and as such, a pilot project aimed at offering such help and support is being trialled in Mitchelstown.
Cork County Council and Enterprise Ireland launched a small business innovation research challenge inviting applicants to deliver innovative ways to help Cork elderly citizens maintain a good quality of life.
The winners of the SBIR were Independent Living Ireland, a social enterprise and Cork City Partnership Friendly Call Services.
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