Some more information on the Mitchelstown Youth Cafe, courtesy of the Avondhu Newspaper.

The long awaited and much needed Mitchelstown Youth Cafe is almost ready to go. Work on the facility, which will be located in what was once the Fox’s Den pub in Upper Cork Street, has been progressing over the last few months.

“The plans are to have the youth cafe opened early in October,” youth committee member, Ailbe Coleman, told The Avondhu.

“We are just putting the finishing touches to the building, there will be Internet access and TV with Sky Sports and MTV and the area at the rear of the building can be used for outdoor activities,” he continued. It is planned that the cafe will provide the young people of Mitchelstown with a safe and supervised environment to meet in.

“We want to give our young people a say in, not only the look, but also the running of the youth cafe as well. I would like to thank all the volunteers that put in such hard work to get the centre up and running. I would especially like to commend Anne McGrath for making the Fox’s Den available to us,” Ailbe Coleman said.

The Mitchelstown Youth committee is also looking for volunteers to help run the new youth cafe. Cllr Frank O’Flynn (FF), who is also a committee member, welcomed the new resource for the youth of Mitchelstown.

“This youth cafe has been long needed in the town and I am delighted to see that it is now about to be opened. I hope that the young people of the town and surrounding areas will enjoy and use the new centre and I am certain that this will be a positive addition to the town of Mitchelstown,” Cllr O’Flynn told The Avondhu.