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MORE THAN €1 BILLION IN MEASURES TO SUPPORT SMALL AND MEDIUM BUSINESSES
The Government has announced more than €1 billion in new measures supporting small and medium enterprises. These are vital to sustain business activity and to position Ireland to be recovery-ready post the COVID-19 crisis. The [...]
ADVICE FOR CANCER PATIENTS
From the Irish Cancer Society: We have extended our Cancer Nurseline (1800 200 700) hours to Monday to Thursday 9am to 8pm and Friday to Sunday 9am to 5:30pm. Our nurses can talk people through [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]