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Shane Toohey

Oct 9, 2026

69:35
Tell us a bit about what people can expect from Café Link and the purpose of it.
69:40
Well, Cafe Link, I suppose we're around over 32 years.
69:43
We would have started pretty much next door here in Sandy Road and offering supported training and supported employment for people with intellectual disabilities.
69:51
So we reopened very quietly in July and the official launch is today.
69:59
So what we're hoping to do is, likewise in our other cafe and catering service, is just offering that supported training and support employment for people with intellectual disabilities.
70:11
Like for Ireland, for example, well, actually EU-wide, the employment rate for people with disabilities would be in around 51%, but in Ireland we're down just under 33%.
70:21
So that's why the social enterprise model would work quite well here well in Galway but in general across the country so yeah
71:40
What about things like services and participation?

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