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Monday, 24 July 2023 06:41

The increase has taken place over the space of a year.

Improved internet connectivity has allowed a midlands domestic abuse support service to expand its reach.

Esker House in Athlone has seen an increase of over 150 percent in service interventions in the space of 12 months.

It says this is related to a new and second location, and full fibre broadband, which was set up by SIRO, in collaboration with Viatel.

Head of Services at Esker House, Deirdre Berry says the opportunity came at the perfect time:

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