Anam – Caifé na Carraige was opened by community group Glór na Móna with local residents in mind
A new social enterprise cafe in West Belfast is creating a communal social space while giving residents a space to learn about the area's heritage.
Eoghan Ó Garmaile, Community Projects Officer at Glór na Móna, told Belfast Live that they have had great feedback since opening their social enterprise cafe. It has now developed into a meeting space, with local businesses and community groups using it frequently, alongside friends and family using it as a space to catch up over a nice cup of coffee.
"Glór na Móna was founded in 2004 and we got that small building in 2016, and this site used to be a site of anti-social behaviour and was neglected. Now we've built youth services and the cafe, we're trying to bring that positivity. "If you look around the walls here, you're getting a bit of everything; a bit of the youth club, you're getting a bit of events, and the mountain in the background. This is a vision of the community when you wonder what the art on the wall is and what it represents. Each item on the walls means something to the people of this community.
They said the cafe, and Glór na Móna more widely, is giving people space to speak the Irish language in a social environment. It is helping those learning the language, too, by giving them a place to practice their skills.
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