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Clones businessman concerned about youth facilities

Dec 8, 2025 11:22
By News Northern Sound
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Clones businessman concerned about youth facilities

"There are more things to be done in Clones, especially for young people."

There are not enough facilities in place for young people in Clones town.

That's according to a local business owner.

Samad 'Sam' Shahed from Clones Tech opened his mobile phone repair store in 2019.

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Speaking to Northern Sound, he said that originally people advised him not to open a store in the town.

However, he believes that opening up was a "good decision", and highlighted how welcoming the community has been.

Sam said he knows "almost everybody" in the town, and that 90% of his clientele are locals.

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He explained the majority of his customers are middle aged or elderly.

Having become an important part of the community, Sam said that young people need more facilities.

He said: "There are more things to be done in Clones, especially for young people.

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"As I said before, the vast majority of my customers would be middle aged or elderly people.

"There's not enough young people around, from my experience. There should be more things in place like shops, and different opportunities," San added.

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