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Duhallow Community Food Services Named County Finalist in National Lottery Good Causes Awards 2025
Duhallow Community Food Services has been recognised as a county finalist in the community category of the National Lottery Good Causes Awards 2025.
This prestigious acknowledgment celebrates the organization’s outstanding efforts in providing essential food services and support to the local community.
The National Lottery Good Causes Awards honour the remarkable work of various projects, clubs, and individuals across Ireland. 35 National Finalists will be selected to come forward to represent their organisation at a gala event in October 2025, with the overall Good Cause of the Year receiving a prize of €25,000 and a Trophy.
Congratulations to Duhallow Community Food Services for this well-deserved recognition!
Duhallow Community Food Services (DCFS), founded in 1994, is an award-winning social enterprise located in Newmarket, County Cork. For nearly 30 years, DCFS has been a vital lifeline in the Duhallow region, offering a wide range of essential services designed to meet the
needs of vulnerable individuals, particularly the elderly, those with disabilities, and children. Our overarching mission is to alleviate social exclusion and isolation by providing affordable, nutritious meals and fostering community connections.
DCFS now produce almost 40,000 meals per year for our senior citizens. There is a community dining facility on site, and we also cater for a wide variety of events across the region as well as supplying healthy lunches to local secondary schools and creches, while providing local employment to 70 people.
