Rape crisis services in Nenagh and Ennis will close for a month later in the year due to a funding shortage at Rape Crisis Midwest.
The organisation is facing shortfall of €120,000 this year as a result of the accumulated effects of cuts to the organisation’s statuary funding over the past six years.
As a result the decision has been taken to close the service in Nenagh for the month of August and in Ennis for the month of September as staff take unpaid leave.
The service will also be down to skeleton staff in Limerick as they stagger unpaid leave.
The service deals with about 200 clients across three centres
