MORE THAN €150,000 FOR GALWAY COMMUNITY GROUPS’ EMERGENCY RESPONSE TO COVID-19

My department, the Department of Rural and Community Development, has announced €151,483 in funding to support Galway voluntary and community groups with their response efforts to the COVID-19 crisis. The COVID-19 Emergency Fund totalling €2.5 [...]

CANNEY WELCOMES MORE THAN €150,000 FOR GALWAY COMMUNITY GROUPS’ EMERGENCY RESPONSE TO COVID-19

Galway East TD and Minister for Rural Affairs Seán Canney has welcomed €151,483 in funding to support Galway voluntary and community groups with their response efforts to the COVID-19 crisis. The COVID-19 Emergency Fund totalling [...]

By | April 10th, 2020|Press Releases|0 Comments

IMPORTANT ADVICE FROM IRISH WATER ON USE OF PESTICIDES

Great care must always be taken to protect drinking water supplies wherever pesticide use is considered necessary, particularly if using products for grassland weed control containing substances such as MCPA, fluroxypyr and 2,4-D. These substances [...]

PROGRESS FOR NEW AMALGAMATED TUAM NATIONAL SCHOOL

Accommodation plans for the new amalgamated Tuam National School are actively under discussion. Discussions on the accommodation brief for the new National School campus are ongoing between the Department of Education and the patron. I [...]

By | April 9th, 2020|Blog, Education, Galway East, Information, Latest News, Tuam Area|0 Comments

BANKS SET UP DEDICATED PHONELINES FOR THOSE COCOONING

The Banking & Payments Federation Ireland (BPFI) has today announced that all five retail banks now have dedicated freephone phonelines to assist cocooning customers during the Covid-19 crisis. The dedicated phonelines, along with advice on [...]

COVID-19 TEAGASC HELPLINE

A new Teagasc telephone helpline to assist farmers with queries in relation to the current #COVID19 challenge has been set up. The information line phone number is 076-1113533 and will be open from 9.30am to [...]

THE INVALUABLE WORK OF THE PPN COMMUNITY NETWORK

The Public Participation Networks around Ireland are doing an outstanding service providing a central co-ordination point for thousands of community groups and sporting organisations. The Public Participation Network (PPN) is the go-to place for all [...]

By | April 8th, 2020|Blog, Galway East, Health, Homepage, Information, Latest News, Tuam Area|0 Comments

CANNEY HAILS INVALUABLE WORK OF PPN COMMUNITY NETWORK

The Public Participation Networks around Ireland are doing an outstanding service providing a central co-ordination point for thousands of community groups and sporting organisations. That is according to Galway East TD and Minister for Rural [...]

By | April 8th, 2020|Press Releases|0 Comments

REPATRIATION OF IRISH CITIZENS ABROAD

A detailed note on the work of the Department of Foreign Affairs. Since the outbreak of the COVID-19 crisis, the Department of Foreign Affairs has handled more than 16,000 queries concerning the welfare of Irish [...]

Advice from the HSE for parents on how to protect their children

How to protect your child, explain COVID-19 to them, keep a routine and what to do if they get sick https://bit.ly/34jwYlF #HSEMyChild #coronavirus #ItsInOurHands #COVID19 @HSELive