INCOME SUPPORTS VITAL FOR THOSE FACING FINANCIAL HARDSHIP – CANNEY

Galway East TD and Minister for Rural Affairs Seán Canney has stressed the importance of income supports after latest statistics confirmed that unemployment has soared. Today's Live Register figures showed 513,350 people are on the [...]

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LAUNCH OF COMMUNITY CALL NATIONWIDE VOLUNTEERING EFFORT

The launch of a new nationwide volunteering effort is a call to action for communities all over Ireland. The Community Call is a major initiative to co-ordinate community activity, direct community assistance to where it [...]

CANNEY HERALDS LAUNCH OF “COMMUNITY CALL” NATIONWIDE VOLUNTEERING EFFORT

The launch of a new nationwide volunteering effort is a call to action for communities all over Ireland, according to Galway East TD and Minister for Rural Affairs Seán Canney. The Community Call is a [...]

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CANNEY BACKS MOVES TO SUPPORT FARMERS

Galway East TD and Minister for Rural Affairs Seán Canney has backed a series of measures to support agriculture through the COVID-19 crisis. Minister Canney said: "Our domestic food supply chain is vital for our [...]

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HARDSHIP FUND FOR OLDER PEOPLE

The Irish Red Cross and Age Action has publicly launched a COVID-19 Hardship Fund to respond to the immediate needs of older people in vulnerable situations across Ireland experiencing additional hardship as a result of [...]

WAGE SUBSIDY SCHEME FOR CHILDCARE PROVIDERS

The Department of Children and Youth Affairs has announced a Wage Subsidy Childcare Scheme for self-employed childcare providers in response to the COVID-19 crisis. The 7 key elements of the scheme are: Revenue and the [...]

GALWAY COUNTY COUNCIL HELPLINE

The COVID-19 Community Response Telephone Helpline for Galway County Council is now available at the following numbers from 9am to 6pm. on a seven days a week basis: Freephone 1800 92 88 94 or Landline [...]

By | April 1st, 2020|Blog, Galway East, Health, Homepage, Information, Latest News, Tuam Area|0 Comments

INFORMATION LINE FOR FARMERS

Minister Creed today confirmed the opening of a new information line to assist farmers with their queries in relation to current #COVID-19 restrictions. Tel: 076 1064468

HEADFORD AREA LOCAL COMMUNITY INFORMATION – COVID – 19

This is an information letter developed together by Solas FRC in Headford and Cllr Andrew Reddington. The aim of this letter is to give the community the vital numbers that they may need in any [...]

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TODAY’S GOVERNMENT BRIEFING FROM ELIZABETH CANAVAN, DEPARTMENT OF THE TAOISEACH

HEALTH CONCERNS We are aware of public health concerns being raised in relation to areas such as testing, clusters and masks. These matters are covered by the Chief Medical Officer and the Health Service Executive [...]

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