Harris Delivers Mucho Moolah To Greystones Family Resource Centre

The GFRC gang’s all here… FRI6MAR26

atest press release from the Harris lad, issued on Friday, March 6th 2026…

Tánaiste and Minister for Finance Simon Harris TD today visited the Greystones Family Resource Centre, the only FRC in County Wicklow, for a meeting with the centre’s board and coordinator.

Greystones FRC was established in 2002 and serves communities across Greystones, Delgany, Newtown, Kilcoole and Newcastle. It delivers a wide range of services including low-cost counselling and play therapy, the Rainbows programme for bereaved children, LGBTQI+ youth support, NVR parenting training, outreach to families in IPAS centres and social housing, Traveller advocacy and food poverty support.

The centre received a core funding uplift of €19,448 in Budget 2026, bringing its annual core funding to €180,000. It is one of 136 Family Resource Centres in the national programme.

The Tánaiste met with FRC coordinator Lynne O’Connor, Fergal Landy of the FRC National Forum, Cllr Louise Fenelon Gaskin, Cllr Stephen Stokes, and members of the board to discuss the Centre’s work, its ongoing needs analysis funded by LEADER and its role in delivering the Schools Play Therapy initiative under HSE funding.

The 20th anniversary FRI4NOV22

Speaking after the meeting Tánaiste Simon Harris TD: “Greystones Family Resource Centre does extraordinary work in a rapidly growing part of Wicklow, serving communities that didn’t exist a decade ago.

“I’m proud that Budget 2026 brought core funding to €180,000, and the Programme for Government commits to expanding the capacity and network of FRCs over the lifetime of this Government.

“I want to thank Lynne O’Connor and the entire board for their dedication.

“The Schools Play Therapy initiative is a fantastic example of what happens when community organisations step up and government funding follows.”

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