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Niall Deeney

Derry mental health charity braced for imminent redundancies and closure after funding pause

Redundancies and possible closure is imminent at a mental health charity supporting nearly 2,000 men in Derry following the loss of government funding, it has emerged.

Men's Action Network, a charity that has been operating in the city for nearly 30 years, is facing closure once its cash reserves run out.

The news comes after the Department of Health wrote to applicants to its 'core grant scheme' to announce the funding has been suspended.

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