CANNEY WELCOMES €200,000 BOOST FOR LIBRARY ONLINE SERVICES

Galway East TD and Minister for Rural Affairs Seán Canney has welcomed the announcement of a €200,000 fund to buy 5,000 eBooks and eAudiobooks for public libraries following increased public demand. Minister Canney said: "The [...]

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STAY AWAY FROM RIP-OFF MONEYLENDERS – CANNEY

Galway East TD and Minister for Rural Affairs Seán Canney has warned those finding themselves in financial difficulty because of the COVID-19 crisis to stay away from moneylenders. Minister Canney said: "We are getting reports [...]

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CREDIT UNIONS DESIGNATED AN ESSENTIAL SERVICE

The Government has designated credit unions as an essential service during the COVID-19 crisis. The move recognises that credit union members face financial difficulties resulting from the current pandemic and that Credit Unions are an [...]

AN POST INITIATIVE FOR OLDER AND VULNERABLE PEOPLE

I very much welcome the Community Supports Action Plan which will see An Post delivery staff checking-in with older and more vulnerable customers. The initiative by An Post and the Communications Workers’ Union (CWU) - [...]

CANNEY WELCOMES AN POST INITIATIVE FOR OLDER AND VULNERABLE PEOPLE

Galway East TD and Minister for Rural Affairs Seán Canney has welcomed a Community Supports Action Plan which will see An Post delivery staff checking-in with older and more vulnerable customers. The initiative by An [...]

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ROYAL IRISH ACADEMY GRANT SCHEME DEADLINES EXTENDED

The deadlines for applications for two grant schemes currently being run by the Royal Irish Academy are to be extended. Due to the current Covid-19 situation, the deadline for the Archaeology Research Grants and Radiocarbon [...]

By | March 25th, 2020|Blog, Galway East, Health, Homepage, Latest News, National, Tuam Area|0 Comments

SUPPORT FOR THE CHILDCARE SECTOR

The Department of Children and Youth Affairs has provided further details to support the Childcare sector. These measures will: Help to ensure that the Childcare Sector is in a position to reopen after Covid-19; Provide [...]

GOVERNMENT INFORMATION BOOKLET TO BE DELIVERED TO EVERY HOME

The Taoiseach Leo Varadkar, Minister for Health Simon Harris TD and An Post have announced today that a #Covid_19 Public Information booklet will be delivered to every household. The guide offers information about Ireland and [...]

VOLUNTEER HELPLINE AND INFORMATION

Following last week's launch of the Government Action Plan for Community Response to COVID-19 by the Department of Rural and Community Development, this is a reminder that the department has an email helpline for registered [...]

STATEMENT FROM THE NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCY TEAM – TUESDAY MARCH 24

The Health Protection Surveillance Centre has today been informed that a patient diagnosed with COVID-19 in Ireland has died. The patient is a male and in the east of the country, with an underlying health [...]

By | March 25th, 2020|Blog, Galway East, Health, Information, Latest News, Tuam Area|0 Comments