Summer Garden Party at ‘Seabreeze’ in Dungarvan

Users and staff from throughout the HSE’s Waterford area mental health residential care services were in Dungarvan recently to attend a summer garden party.

Held in the Seabreeze mental health high support community residence, among over 50 guests present were those from the Grangemore mental health rehabilitation and recovery unit and Árd na nDéise high support hostel in Waterford and other community residences.

Built at a cost of €6.4 million, developed on a stand-alone 1.9 acre site on the Youghal Rd. in Dungarvan and officially opened last year by Government Chief Whip and Minister for Mental Health Mary Butler TD.

Seabreeze was nominated in the healthcare projects category of the Irish Building and Design Awards 2025. It comprises of two blocks, hosting 10 en-suite single bedrooms and two apartments, with an adjoining third block featuring communal facilities and administrative offices.

Welcoming everyone to the Garden Party, Clinical Nurse Manager 2 at Seabreeze Willie Browne said:

“This is another opportunity to highlight this wonderful facility in Dungarvan and to mark the work in care and service delivery of HSE colleagues throughout the city and county.”

“The range of activities we involve ourselves in at Seabreeze, from arts and crafts with the residents to our weekly hosting at the social farming projects, is complemented by this garden party – for which music and singing was provided by residents themselves. This occasion wasn’t just about tea, sandwiches and cake but about bringing people together, furthering connections and celebrating what we do at the likes of Seabreeze.”

“We pay tribute also to the resilience of patients in our care and reflect on the great support we get from families and the community. We are delighted to have Seabreeze, as part of our collective efforts in the HSE Dublin and South East to support recovery, promote wellbeing and to have a safe, comfortable space for everyone we serve.”