A pilot project to provide teenagers from Dublin with hairdressing and barbering skills has been declared a success, despite the Covid-19 restrictions that continue to impact the industry.
The 'Hair Together' initiative is an offshoot of Setanta GAA Club's 'Bringing Education and Sport Together' (BEST) programme, which aims to keep teens learning.
Juvenile members of the Ballymun club have been attending a mixture of online and in-person classes, led by professional hair stylists and barbers.
Eileen McHugh from the 'Hair Cafe Salon' in Smithfield said: "The teenagers have been brilliant and they are so confident. My aim at the end of a ten-week course is to get them passionate about something.