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Fri 08 Aug 2003Health board closed service, says BarnardosA leading children's charity has accused the East Coast Area Health Board of forcing the premature closure of a dedicated support service for young asylum-seekers in Co Dublin set up last year.Barnardos said it understood it had an agreement with the board for funding for three years for its service, based in a hostel for mostly young asylum-seekers in Dún Laoghaire.