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A different kind of thinking: the Dublin café that employs neurodiverse staff

Loaf Café in Kilmainham is the first outlet outside of Northern Ireland for the Now Group, a social enterprise that facilitates employment for people with intellectual disabilities, autism and neurodiverse conditions

Callum Mclean and Kieran Dowling in the Loaf Café in Kilmainham. Picture: Maura Hickey

On a blustery Friday morning, the colourful all-caps signage of Loaf Café shines brightly through its glass storefront in Kilmainham, Dublin. Inside, servers dash back ...