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“Roche made Clarecastle village”

THE Clarecastle Daycare Centre (CDC) wouldn’t have been built without vital seed capital from Syntex/Roche Ireland, according to well known promoter of the centre. Mary Morrissey recalled the provision of €76,200 from the Clarecastle-based pharmaceutical giant was instrumental in ensuring that ambitious plans to provide a wide range of services for the elderly became a reality in the late nineties. In addition to this funding, the former CDC chairperson described the closure of Roche Ireland as a major blow to Clarecastle and numerous communities throughout Clare who have benefited from regular generous donations over the decades. This includes Clarecastle National School, local scouts, tidy towns, SS Peter and Paul Catholic Church, GAA, and other organisations in the village and other communities. In total, Ms Morrissey estimates Syntex/Roche has donated in the region of €100,000 to the Daycare Centre. While the present site for the daycare centre was provided by the council, the committee has purchased other sites in recent years. …

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